Only a seasoned Saint, who has suffered much for his faith could write the Poem that follows. Zhang Rongliang has spent 1/4 of his life in Chinese prisons for the crime of preaching Jesus. He has been beaten, tortured, starved, humiliated, worked hard and endured countless other forms of punishment simply because he refuses to…
While preparing for a sermon I ran across this great set of scripture saturated prayer guides from SIMUSA to help Christians pray for a whole host of topics and people. Check some of them out based on where you would like to learn to pray more scripturally informed prayers. Worship Give Thanks to God Praise…
“Learn [as follows]. Having received the forgiveness of sins, and placed our trust in the name of the Lord, we have become new creatures, formed again from the beginning. Wherefore in our habitation God truly dwells in us. How? His word of faith; His calling of promise; the wisdom of the statutes; the commands of…
David French, an excellent writer at the National Review put out a great piece on how politics and philosophy, or the loss of them, can lead a great nation to commit atrocities that we wouldn’t expect in a democracy. Read the piece, it is worth reflecting on how worldviews shape our lives and governments. Alfie…
Good morning! The following is a message for you from Jerry and Faye Hop, to update you on the mission trip: We are coming to an end of our three weeks. While here our group of 23 has finished the work in two houses. We have two other houses almost to the finished point (and…
[title: Our DRS Tarboro Work Crew’s Update#1] News from Tarboro: April 11, 2018 Good afternoon! The following is an update from Faye, who is working with the Brouwers and Laningas on a team with World Renew in N.C. We had an uneventful flight here, and are well into our first week. We are doing well.…
For those who aren’t aware, Pastor Andrew Brunson is an american missionary in Turkey for the last few decades. He was charged with “Christianization” and Turkey is trying to put him in prison for the rest of his life. You can put pressure on the Dept of State and President Trump by letting your voice…
Thought I would share this great post by Kevin DeYoung and it’s resources for our church family. DeYoung, Restless, and Reformed
Here is a great article by one of the ministers in our Classis. In the article, Rev. Dr. Stringer notes that 1) Those without a purpose; 2) Those who experienced sexual abuse in their past; 3)Those who feel shame are far more likely to be consumers of pornographic material than those who understand who God…
Recently I was reading through a Bible Encyclopedia. (Yes, I know, I am a geek reading an encyclopedia, but even as a 5th grade boy I was fond of encyclopedia’s. I read an entire set that year.) It is amazing the kinds of things you can find in a well written encyclopedia. Here is a…