Devotional – “The Church’s Great Need” – 10/11/2025

The title of today’s devotional at first had me thinking only one? Surely churches have many needs, but after reading it I realized that applied to the main mandate of “the Church” being “make disciples of all nations” given by Christ to his disciples following his death and resurrection (Matt. 28:16–20; Mark 16:15–18; Luke 24:46–49; John 20:21–23; Acts 1:8), … More Devotional – “The Church’s Great Need” – 10/11/2025

Thursday Thoughts (on Friday?) – 10/10/2025

I had most of this done before heading out to the VA for my annual checkups, the worst is my eye screening. In the end I could not focus last night to finish this, so it is a day late. 🤷‍♂️ TOPICS Americana, Christian Life, Culture/Society, Informed Citizenship {Govt & Politics}, Informed Patriotism, Prayer, Pro-Life, … More Thursday Thoughts (on Friday?) – 10/10/2025

Grace: Common And Effectual – 09/08/2025

Today’s study from Dr. Lynn falls under the category of Soteriology, a theological term for the study of Biblical Salvation. Soteriology can be defined as: Soteriology — The area of Christian theology focused on the saving work of Christ including the issues of atonement, grace, human nature, sin, and resurrection. The term derives from the … More Grace: Common And Effectual – 09/08/2025

Sunday Sermon Series – “Doctrine” – 08/24/2025

COMMENTS This is an update from a post of January 2023, Why do Some Pastors Deliberately Avoid Teaching Doctrine? The simple answer is folks like easy believism, the vast majority of westerners go to church not to be convicted of sin but to get their feel good about god (note small “g” purposeful) tank topped … More Sunday Sermon Series – “Doctrine” – 08/24/2025

Devotional – “Pray for the Church” – 07/25/2025

COMMENTS A couple of people have pointed out that I often seem to criticize the evangelical church. My objective is not to condemn but to draw attention to my personal observations. Just as I am convinced “the church” overall in the USA is not healthy. Far too many have numbers inflated by “members” who are … More Devotional – “Pray for the Church” – 07/25/2025

Devotional – “The God of my Salvation” – 07/09/2025

. PSALM 25 PSALM 25:5 COMMENT For me, at least as I read David’s words, I see a clear and distinct chain of command being announced: Lead me in thy truth,– David declares that God is the leader or source of truth and teach me: David declares that he desires to learn the truth that … More Devotional – “The God of my Salvation” – 07/09/2025

Thursday Thoughts – 06/19/2025

TOPICS: Americana, Christian Life, Culture/Society, Informed Citizenship {Govt & Politics}, Informed Patriotism, Prayer, Pro-Life, Military/Veterans, You Can’t Make This Up, and more. We hope you become informed readers and citizens based on both the Bible and our founding fathers: Acts 17:10-12, 2 Tim 2:14-16, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and Thomas Paine Americana White Lives Don’t Matter Americans are divided over religious freedom. The … More Thursday Thoughts – 06/19/2025