News & Features

• "On Jesus' Side for the Poor"
  - an excerpt
  by Rich Stearns, World Vision Magazine
  
  Read the full article. (posted October 10, 2017)
• Lessons from a camera
  as heard on K-LOVE
  

  • Focus on what's important.
  • Capture the good times.
  • Develop from the negatives.
  • If it doesn't turn out, take another shot.

  (October 5, 2017)
• Is God Throwing Stones at You?
  by Pastor Francis Anfuso
  A little boy was playing with his toy sailboat on the shore of a quiet lake. When the wind pulled the sail boat away from the shoreline, he began to cry as it went farther and farther away. An older boy came upon the scene and began throwing stones at his tiny boat. The young boy cried, "Why are you throwing stones at my boat?" The older boy said, "I'm throwing stones on the far side of your boat to create some waves to bring the sailboat back to you. Trust me; I know what I'm doing." Whenever you feel like God is throwing stones at your life, realize they are meant to draw you closer to Him, not to drive you away." He says to all of us, "Trust Me, I know what I'm doing!" That's why the Bible says, "Trust in the Lord with all your heart."
  (September 28, 2017)
• Find Peace With God
  by Billy Graham Evangelistic Association
  Begin your journey to peace. God loves you, but man is sinful and separated from God. However, God sent His Son Jesus to die for your sins! Would you like to receive God's forgiveness?
  (March 3, 2017)
• Is Your Church Sick?
  Online assessment by Jamie Johnson based on Anatomy of a Sick Church - 10 Symptoms to Watch by Thom S. Rainer
  A simple 10-question checklist of symptoms to rate the health of your church.
  (September 22, 2017)
• Nashville Statement
  by A Coalition For Biblical Sexuality
  A statement echoing the Biblical theology of sexuality in a sexually misguided culture.
  (August 30, 2017)
• The founders of every major religion said, "I'll show you how to find God." Jesus said, "I am God who has come to find you."
  ~ Tim Keller (August 22, 2017, Instagram)
• Books of the Bible
  
• The Gospel of Jesus Christ:
  1 Corinthians 15:3-4
  "For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures"
  
  Curious? Questions? Contact me.
  
  (August 1, 2017)
• The Cross Has the Final Word
  Newsboys
  A song with a good title whose words ring true - the release of Newsboys' new single. Watch the video.
  (July 28, 2017)
• Own Your Attitude
  Jud Wilhite
  
  (posted July 7, 2017)
• Haven
  by Jamie Johnson
  In the loss of a dog, we see how pain over a death is an expression of love as well as other big lessons. During a time of our family's sadness, we see God in His creation as we remember our beloved dog Haven.
  (June 28, 2017)
• God's Love in the Trinity
  "Such a solitary God could not be eternally loving, for there was no one to love. 'Everything changes when it comes to Father, Son, and Spirit. Here is a God who is not essentially lonely, but who has been loving for all eternity as the Father has loved the Son in the Spirit. Loving others is not a strange or novel thing for this God at all; it is at the root of who he is.'"
  from Mark Johnson's article "How the Glory of the Trinity Provides Hope to Mankind" in Israel My Glory, November/December 2016, p.22, which quotes from Michael Reeves, Delighting in the Trinity (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2012), p. 41.
  (May 30, 2017)
• Five reasons to believe Jesus rose from the dead
  by Adam4d.com
  
  (March 28, 2017)
• Considerations for past, present, future:
  by Ann Voskamp
  (March 22, 2017)
• The Shack - A Book Review
  by Jamie Johnson
  With the release of The Shack movie in theaters, I feature my Fall 2008 book review of The Shack with a link at the end to a video asking, "Is the Shack a Christian Story?"
  (March 3, 2017)
• U.S. Senate Chaplain Dr. Barry Black final remarks at National Prayer Breakfast
  Speaker: U.S. Senate Chaplain Dr. Barry Black, courtesy of C-SPAN
  "My hope is built on nothing less than on Jesus' blood and righteousness...."
  (February 2, 2017)
• Should I post this political article on social media?
  by Jamie Johnson
  
  A "quiz" I wrote addressing that question and based on the article 7 Questions to Ask Before Posting about Politics on Social Media by Scott Slayton. Are you bringing heat or being light?
  (February 1, 2017).
• On Modernity, Divinity and Sexuality
  by Jamie Johnson
  
  Some use the modern translation argument to discount what the Bible says about Jesus' divinity, His being the only way to God as well as verses supporting marriage being between one man and one woman and verses showing the ungodliness of homosexuality. I take a look at a modern translation updated January 2017 to see what it says and determine if it is a reputable translation.
  (January 21, 2017).
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  2016 Highlights of this Web Site.
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