by Mike Crump | May 6, 2024 | Christian Life, Featured, Joy, Mission, Uncategorized
In our digital world, where phones and other devices are always ready to remind us of calendar events, phone numbers, and all the random knowledge we could ever desire, the ability to remember is in short supply. I recall, long ago in my teenage years, being able to...
by Morgan Hall | Apr 29, 2024 | Christian Life, Church, Featured
“Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of service, but the same Lord; and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who empowers them all in everyone… For just as the body is one and has many members, and all...
by Mike Crump | Feb 21, 2024 | Christian Life, Church, Featured, Suffering
In John 10, Jesus gives us an incredibly comforting image when he says, “I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me, just as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep.” In this statement, we hear the voice of...
by Morgan Hall | Feb 14, 2024 | Christian Life, Church, Featured
What does it mean to be the church? Aren’t we, as the Church, supposed to strive to be like Jesus? Didn’t Jesus himself say after washing his disciples’ feet, “For I have given you an example, that you also should do just as I have done to you (John 13:15)”?...
by Mike Crump | Feb 6, 2024 | Christian Life, Family, Featured, Mission
Throughout the New Testament, the people of God are called to be very intentional towards one another. In fact, our attitudes and actions towards one another are to take on the very nature of Jesus Christ. This is seen clearly in Philippians 2:1-5 when Paul tells the...
by Chelsea Barnwell | Jan 29, 2024 | Featured, Gospel, Kids, Mission, Parenting
We are the church. That’s a special statement, even unique grammatically. It implies multiple people or parts making up one singular object. It’s similar to saying “We are a family.” For those who are in Christ, being the church is not limited to taking a membership...