Friday Feature Quote and Devotional – “Love One Another”- 02/20/2025

I lost my internet yesterday, so you get a twofer today. God loves the world. Go thou and do likewise. —Erwin Lutzer (born 1941), pastor, Moody Church, Chicago Bible Truth Behind the Quote: “Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another” (1 John 4:11). Ron Rhodes, 1001 Unforgettable Quotes about … More Friday Feature Quote and Devotional – “Love One Another”- 02/20/2025

Friday’s Feature Quote – “The Sovereign Lord” – 01/31/2025

Nothing whatever, whether great or small, can happen to a believer, without God’s ordering and permission…There is no such thing as “chance,” “luck” or “accident” in the Christian’s journey through this world. All is arranged and appointed by God. And all things are “working together” for the believer’s good. —J. C. Ryle (1816-1900), Anglican bishop, … More Friday’s Feature Quote – “The Sovereign Lord” – 01/31/2025

Fallacy: God Would Not Command What We Cannot Do – 01/10/2025

COMMENT In the devotion/article below, the author makes a compelling case that to believe that God would never give us a task that we could not accomplish is inconsistent with what the Bible teaches. I would add that Romans 7, specifically verses 7-14, seems to make it pretty plain. Paul says I understand; I am … More Fallacy: God Would Not Command What We Cannot Do – 01/10/2025

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

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

Sunday Sermon Series – “Faith Alone” – 12/08/2024

Yes, posted a day late due to sketchy internet, Mia Coppa. I recently read an article that said statements like this confuse one’s perspective on Salvation. Really? It is clear to me, and I would venture to say, even the most casual of individuals studying Reformed theology that Luther is herein referring to the Five … More Sunday Sermon Series – “Faith Alone” – 12/08/2024

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

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

Making Ethical Decisions – 09/26/2024

. How do we know if we’re making the best choices possible? Todd and Carl discuss this important topic with their guest, T. David Gordon, former professor at Grove City College and the author of Choose Better: Five Biblical Models for Making Ethical Decisions. Over the centuries, Christians in different traditions have distilled scriptural guidance into five … More Making Ethical Decisions – 09/26/2024