by Dr. Michael Sprague | Mar 27, 2023 | Devotions
“Let me use danger as material for courage” Ukraine tensions. Inflation pressures. Polarization fatigue. Crime Craziness. Rising anxiety and depression. Loneliness epidemic. Let us ask God to redeem our present challenges. The Scottish minister John Baillie prayed:...
by J.D. Greear | Mar 26, 2023 | Spiritual Growth
God Wants a New Kind of Obedience By J.D. Greear A pastor friend of mine, Joby Martin, recently told the story of taking his daughter to a birthday party. It was at one of those trampoline-filled warehouses, probably called “We Hate Kids but We Love Broken Bones.”...
by David Duncan | Mar 26, 2023 | Devotions
Do Your Thing, Ding-a-ling! “Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good.” Corinthians 12:7 Being a part of a hand bell choir is a rewarding, yet often daunting, experience. Picture nine people standing behind a long line of tables...
by Dave Foucar | Mar 25, 2023 | Spiritual Growth
Not the Beginning of Our Story By Dave Foucar “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Rom 3:23) There are no truer words than these. As Paul describes it in his letter to the Romans, it is this fact, that we are all sinners, that puts us all on even...
by Charles Cameron | Mar 25, 2023 | Devotions
The work of Satan – and the work of God … Joshua 9:1-10:15 Some chose ‘to make war against Joshua and Israel’ (9:1-2). The Gibeonites came, looking for peace. They achieved their objective – ‘Joshua made peace with them’ (9:15). In this story we see the work of Satan,...