News & Features

• Apo Stahl Johnthree and the Salonians
  
  by Jamie Johnson
  A short story written in honor of the 25th Anniversary of The Beacon Deacon Web Site:
  "Fragments of paper with handwritten words. That's all they were -- strange things to see in these times of no books, little paper, and even less who can write ... under the rule of The Unity."
  (January 7, 2021)
• Beyond the First Two Decades: 2020
  2020 Highlights of this Web Site.
• Hope in Uncertain Times
  by Jamie Johnson
  We are fickle people. We think that a new event or circumstance will fix everything. Often it only reveals further areas that need repair. Our hope should not be in temporal circumstance or things of earth.
  (December 27, 2020)
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  (December 8, 2020)
• He's more interested in capturing hearts
  quote from Ruth Chou Simons
  
  (December 1, 2020)
• The Voice
  by Jamie Johnson
  There are a lot of voices these days -- voices in the culture, voices in classrooms, voices in the media and on the Internet, voices of people and even our own voices. Sometimes the voices are repeating, ruminating reels of ruin. Sometimes they bring discouragement and fear. Sometimes they bring falsehood. What voices are you listening to?
  (November 25, 2020)
• "First, before I am white, before I am black, I am a child of God. We stand at the foot of the cross on equal ground. There is no oppressed and oppressor at the foot of the cross. ... Am I woke? No, but I do believe that there is something greater than being woke and that is the truth of the Gospel of Jesus Christ."
  - Monique Duson, Founder, The Center for Biblical Unity
• I am... He is ...
  DUDEronomy
  
  (September 10, 2020)
• God & Happiness
  by Dr. Kathy Koch
  
  (August 26, 2020)
• What do you follow?
  photo by Jamie Johnson
  
  (August 16, 2020)
• The Spoon
  
  (July 22, 2020)
• Walking with Coffee
  by Jamie Johnson
  
  When you walk with coffee, do you focus on if it spills or on your destination? When you walk with Christ, do you focus on your troubles or do you focus on Him?
  (July 11, 2020)
• And He has imputed His righteousness to us. Thank you Lord from a forgiven sinner always in need of your grace.
  Words from Jamie Johnson with image from Milko Milkov post on Charles Spurgeon Appreciation Page
  
  (July 7, 2020)
• Just-in-Case Idols
  by Mike Wittmer, Our Daily Bread
  "Where is your trust? Back-up idols are still idols. Thank God for His many gifts, and tell Him youre not relying on any of them. Your faith is riding entirely on Him."
  (June 16, 2020)
• Our Times: The difficulties in our nation
  Heard this in church given the difficulties going on in our nation that this is a time for repentance, revival and compassion.
  (June 15, 2020)
• The Sorrows of Minneapolis: A Prayer for Our City
  by John Piper
  From Beacon Deacon: In the wake of the George Floyd tragedy and the tragedies that have both preceded and followed it... It's a prayer not only for the city, but also for what it represents: the broken nation, broken culture and broken people. Injustice and oppression are real. May we do better.
  
  (May 30, 2020)
• Overcoming Worry | Discovery Series
  by David C. Egner
  
  (April 25, 2020)
• God hears, cares and invites
  by Xochitl Dixon
  
  (March 25, 2020)
• Daniel's response when faced with a circumstance outside of his control
  (March 15, 2020)
• Amidst the Coronavirus and locust outbreak.... and all things, God's Word says, "Do not worry..."
  Photo by Jamie Johnson
  
  (March 13, 2020)
• Persuaded in the Love of God
  (March 7, 2020)
• Erring on the side of love?
  by Jamie Johnson
  True love is framed in the truth, not divorced from it. Have compassion for the broken. Meet with them, put an arm around them, be a listening ear, extend grace, but don't taint the compassion into something else by celebrating the brokenness. By all means love, but don't compromise God's truth and condone sin in attempting to do so. Many have embraced a cultural definition of "love" and divorced it from God's holiness.
  (February 29, 2020)
• Are you having a bad chapter in life?
  (January 31, 2020)
• The LORD didn't check who's worthy. He checked for the blood.
  
  (January 30, 2020)
• Conversation with an Atheist
  by Jamie Johnson
  A recent conversation I had with a self-described "nihilist" and calling him to face reality, truth and faith while realizing I cannot argue anyone into Heaven.
  (January 15, 2020)
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