One of the best-selling ‘faith-based’ books in recent history, The Shack, has been made into a movie. The movie is to open the first week of March. Promotional trailers and movie clips are already available on social media. Since it was first published in 2007, the book has sold somewhere around 20 million copies. I suspect the movie will gain much attention and…

It’s a humbling thing to consider the matter of voting. + If you voted in 2012, you were one of more than 120 million Americans who cast ballots. + Seeing the political signs in the front yards of my neighborhood, it appears I’ll be cancelling out their vote & they mine. + Even our church family will not likely vote as a…

INTRO from PASTOR TEDD… This article is a good reminder that believers ultimately are people who hope in God and shape their lives in accordance with the promised return of Christ (Titus 2:11-14; I John 3:1-3). Sadly, there’s something about presidential elections that tempt us to forget who’s actually in control. We end up making truth claims about the future we really have…

INTRO from PASTOR TEDD…  An article about LifeWay pulling books and study materials of popular author and speaker Jen Hatmaker may seem an odd thing to post on our website. I bring it to your attention for two reasons: First, with the internet and social media (Facebook, etc), people have the opportunity to have an immense influence and gain a following, virtually from…

We have a large-screen television on the wall in our offices. It’s become a favorite show-and-tell spot when we give guests a tour of our space. It’s a boring screen, in one sense — no movies or fancy graphics, but just a dashboard of the current traffic to the website. But once you learn what the numbers mean, you get a sense…

AN EXTREMELY BRIEF PRIMER ON 7TH DAY ADVENTISTS I’m writing this because last week a full-color flyer was mass-mailed in our area announcing a prophecy conference to be held at the local university. I had several people ask me about the conference so I did some research as to who is sponsoring it. I’ve concluded it’s a function of the 7th Day…

It’s sexy among young people—my generation—to talk about ditching institutional religion and starting a revolution of real Christ-followers living in real community without the confines of church. Besides being unbiblical, such notions of churchless Christianity are unrealistic. It’s immaturity actually, like the newly engaged couple who think romance preserves the marriage, when the couple celebrating their golden anniversary know it’s the institution…

To have neighbors So you can pray for neighbors So you can have neighbors into your home to play a game, enjoy a snack, or a meal So you can have people into your house from your church family To have a place for the cat to leave his fur To have a place a dog can learn silly tricks To get…

  ONCE IN A WHILE I will receive an email like the following from someone who is worried that some sin they have committed may have crossed the place of no return to God’s favor. Visitor: Even after I was sealed for the day of redemption, I still have sinned against God. I continue to fight addicting sin(s), and though most of…