Extreme Devotion.September 21: Extreme Thief — Part One RUSSIA: NIKOLAI KHAMARA But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8Nikolai Khamara was arrested for robbery and imprisoned for ten years. Khamara watched the Christians and wondered what kind of beings they were. They were…

RTS has started their shortchanged videos on contemporary issues.  Here’s one most of us need to watch:

Read these devotionals from Extreme Devotion.September 13: Extreme Deception NORTH KOREA: AN ELDERLY WOMAN And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light. It is not surprising, then, if his servants masquerade as servants of righteousness. 2 Corinthians 11:14–15“One day the teacher told us that we would play a special game. She whispered…

Diagnostic Decision Making Posted: 24 Aug 2017 05:47 AM PDT Not being sure how to decide between two or more legitimate life options is a common human experience. It is part of what it means to be a finite creature in a finite world mysteriously governed by the infinite God. Whether it is a student trying…

Read these devotionals from Extreme Devotion. September 04: Extreme Allegiance ROMANIA: PASTOR RICHARD WURMBRAND Now it is God who makes both us and you stand firm in Christ. 2 Corinthians 1:21 The twelve students stood with their pastor along the fence. On the other side was a large ditch, beyond which was an opening to…

This is a great post on how to approach church when the sermon is bad.  There are many reasons for a bad sermon – poor preparation by a preacher, poor oratory, bad listening by church attendees, and even heresy.  There are probably other reasons as well.  But Nick Batzig gives some advice on how to…

Due to the Office move and construction this week at the church, I do not have the time to make any recommendations from this list, however, I will repost the FRC Social Conservative Review here for you to peruse and get a different angle than the media normally gives: http://www.frcblog.com/2017/08/social-conservative-review-august-1-2017/

Here are some articles worth reading about contemporary issues that you may have missed: Cakes and Conscience Biblical Values and America’s Founders Hate group labels and Christian endangerment Basic Bioethics: How to illuminate the Christian Perspective The Four Crises every marriage must make it through For those wanting to read more articles or explore other…

In my preparations for this week’s sermon, I decided to create a list of some of the promises of God.  Here is a partial and incomplete list of the promises of God to his People.  I hope you find these an encouragement, comfort and aid to your prayer life. Promise never to leave you or…

The Sin that So Easily Entangles The Christian life is full of joys and trials.  It is full of victories, but then there are those times when we seem to be defeated.  Hebrews 12:1 tells us to “throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance…