Thank You
I wanted to thank you for your encouragement and appreciation during “Pastor Appreciation Month”. Your notes, cards, and kind words confirm the truthfulness that “gracious words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body” (Proverbs ...
“For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith, as it is written, ‘The righteous shall live by faith.’” -Romans 1:17
THE PROTESTANT REFORMATION: Part II
As we saw last week, the fundamental difference between Roman ...
Since the focus of this little column is on World Changers, we can hardly do less than give attention to Martin Luther who had a hand in changing the world like few others.
Martin was born on November 10, 1483, in a peasant family in the town of Eisleben in the mining area of Saxony. The ...
“Five hundred miles down, 19,500 to go.” So writes Michael Oh as he flew from Philadelphia to Atlanta, on to Johannesburg and finally to Cape Town, South Africa for what Christianity Today calls “The Most Diverse Gathering Ever.” This was in reference to the ...
“‘Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness.’ Now to the one who works, his wages are not counted as a gift but as his due. And to the one who does not work but believes in him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted as ...
Martin Luther
In his booklet on the 95 Theses, Church Historian Dr. Stephen Nichols tells the story that one evening Martin Luther, while walking the streets of Wittenberg, happened upon a parishioner who was lying drunk in the gutter. Luther, infuriated by this public display of ...
The Diamonds of Heaven! Below I provide some words by Charles Spurgeon on the topic of prayer. Spurgeon paints a picture of prayer that is both poetic and poignant, helping us see the privilege that is ours in approaching the throne of Grace. ...
“What man can live and never see death? Who can deliver his soul from the power of Sheol?”
-Psalm 89:48
One of the inescapable realities of life is that since the Fall of Adam and Eve, and despite our best efforts, our desire to live is always thwarted by death. Back in the Garden of ...
Tuesday, January 12, 2010, will reign in the memory of every living Haitian. A magnitude 7.0 earthquake shook the country from its center, close to the capital of Port Au Prince. An estimated 289,000 buildings and residences collapsed or were severely damaged, and the Haitian ...
The theme of this year’s annual missions conference is “God’s Global Canvas.” The point is, of course, to gain a new grasp, a clearer vision, a greater understanding of what the Lord is doing in this world. Two of our major speakers will help to give us this ...