Category: Counsel

Interesting Reads for the Week – 01/18/2025

January 19, 2025

Mea Colpa, started this yesterday before my plumbing isses🙃 Americana, Christian Life, Culture/Society, Informed Citizenship, Informed Patriotism, Pro-Life, Military/Veterans, You Can’t Make This Up, and more. We hope you become informed readers and citizens based both Biblically and upon our founding fathers: Acts 17:10-12, 2 Tim 2:14-16, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and Thomas Paine FEATURE ARTICLE W/COMMENTS Should churches allow … More Interesting Reads for the Week – 01/18/2025

Sunday Sermon Series – “Free Will”? – 01/12/2025

January 12, 2025

The idea for this post came about after reading a post on LinkedIn. The subject matter was Free Will and this statement caught my eye: God gave us free will so that we can either love Him or reject Him, but the decision is on us. That statement and many responses affirmed that the writers’ … More Sunday Sermon Series – “Free Will”? – 01/12/2025

Sunday Sermon Series – “The sacrifices of God” – 01/05/2024

January 5, 2025

PSALM 51 PSALM 51:17 Everyone I know, whether they are a believer or not, has some knowledge of Psalm 51. Verse 10, Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me, was made into a popular contemporary Christian song by Keith Green around 1984. There are two questions (at … More Sunday Sermon Series – “The sacrifices of God” – 01/05/2024

“Elections and the Kingdom of God” – 12/31/2024

December 31, 2024

As I was thinking of the top story of this past year, two thoughts came to mind: the inept corruption of the Biden administration and President Trump’s surprising victory. Basically, the 2024 election was the top story, and of course, God provided an easy solution in my inbox with a few excellent articles on these … More “Elections and the Kingdom of God” – 12/31/2024

Devotional Thought – “The Visible God” – 12/27/2024

December 27, 2024

The title of this devotional is “The Visible God,” but the image above (from the Hymn we all sing) claims God is invisible. Are we quoting the Bible wrong? Have we found a contradiction in it? Or maybe our Theology is weak? Actually, none of the above, as our devotional will note God in His … More Devotional Thought – “The Visible God” – 12/27/2024

Sunday Sermon Series – “LORDSHIP OF CHRIST” – 12/22/2024

December 22, 2024

INTRODUCTION Defining Christianity CHRISTIANITY The beliefs, practices, and socio-cultural expressions of the Jesus community and the wider Christian religion and culture. The key phenomenon of Christianity emerged from the early beginnings of the Jesus movement to the subsequent formation of Eastern and Western Christendom and its broader impacts on society and culture. This article discusses … More Sunday Sermon Series – “LORDSHIP OF CHRIST” – 12/22/2024

Devotional Thought – “God’s Will” – 11/30/2024

November 30, 2024

If you Google “Knowing God’s Will for my Life,” you will get 2,910,000 results in seconds. What I found amazing was that many of these so-called solutions began with “Walk with God.” Think about this, how can anyone ‘walk with God’ until they know God? How can they know God until they study God? How … More Devotional Thought – “God’s Will” – 11/30/2024

Friday Feature Quote – Prayer” – 11/22/2024

November 22, 2024

PRAYING HARD You should find this to be God’s usual course: not to give his children the taste of his delights till they begin to sweat in seeking after them. —Richard Baxter (1615-1691), English Puritan church leader Bible Truth Behind the Quote: Luke 11:5-10 records Jesus’ parable about prayer in which a person knocked on … More Friday Feature Quote – Prayer” – 11/22/2024

Devotional/STUDY Thought for Today – “Desire” – 11/20/2024

November 20, 2024

It may seem a little crazy but when I saw this morning’s Bible verse on my LOGOS home page, my first thoughts were folks think they know what they desire but rarely find what they want. My mind wandered to You’re The One That I Want (From “Grease”) and “Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking … More Devotional/STUDY Thought for Today – “Desire” – 11/20/2024