a word from the pastor

Behind Enemy Lines - Part 2

Last week my subject involved spiritual warfare to remind us how we as Christians in this world are in enemy territory. “The whole world lies in the power of the evil one.” (1 John 5:19) The New Testament calls us to vigilance as we seek to fight the good fight of faith and stand against the sche...
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Where is God in Covid-19?

James Martin is a Jesuit priest who, in a recent New York Times op-ed, offered the following answer to the question: Where is God in a pandemic? “In the end, the most honest answer to the question of why the COVID-19 virus is killing thousands of people, why infectious diseases ravage humanity...
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A Meditation on A Great Demonstration

One of the great things about the Bible is how a book, passage, or verse you’ve read many times can suddenly speak to you in a fresh new way. Today, I was reading about Job and thought I’d share one of those “aha” moments with you. (By the way, I hope you’ve spent time in God’s Word today.) I ...
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How to Rejoice in Suffering

Because everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ will suffer. The Apostle Paul’s response to the prophecy by Agabus in Acts 21 grabbed my attention recently in morning devotions. The great missionary had arrived in Caesarea and was hanging out with Philip the Evangelist when the Jud...
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