Month: September 2023

Five Reasons Your Role in the Body of Christ is Important – Damon J. Gray

Every spring, for the past six years, I have watched the farmer plow his field. Our home is built on the northern-most street in our home town, and adjacent to our back yard is the field you see in the photograph. The farmer attacks this field every spring like clockwork, and it always occurs at… Continue reading Five Reasons Your Role in the Body of Christ is Important – Damon J. Gray

His Banner Over Me is Love — grateful, yet grieving

Don’t you love clouds? You see shapes in clouds all the time and it’s fun to figure out what they look like. I took a photograph of the clouds in the above picture on February 15, 2019. I was at work looking out my office window, on a slightly overcast day. I couldn’t believe what… Continue reading His Banner Over Me is Love — grateful, yet grieving

Ground Foolishness

By Elizabeth Prata Though you pound the fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain, His foolishness still will not leave him. (Proverbs 27:22) Proverbs is interesting. I don’t usually know what they mean, though. They take time to unearth the nuggets of wisdom embedded in each and every one. I read the verse above… Continue reading Ground Foolishness

You Can Change Yourself

Just reading billboards on a road trip is enough to realize that people want to change their lives. Whether it be physical, financial, or relational, there are a vast range of self-help industries that have sprung up around the world’s insatiable demand for self-improvement. In effect, they perpetuate a lie that dominates the world: you… Continue reading You Can Change Yourself

The Danger of Overconfidence, Part 2

This series was first published during September 2014. –ed. A gun-toting, beer-drinking, foul-mouthed “pastor” recently made headlines when he was arrested for driving while intoxicated. In an emotional apology to the church, he confessed he had been abusing alcohol for years. While the extent of his drinking had been kept relatively private until then, he… Continue reading The Danger of Overconfidence, Part 2

Reviving an Ancient Lie

This post was originally published in June 2014. –ed. The book of 1 John is all about separating truth from error. Specifically, it’s about testing yourself to see if your faith is authentic. And when it comes to defending against the poisonous influence of false teaching, those tests are as vital today as they were when… Continue reading Reviving an Ancient Lie

Sin and the Work of Christ

This post was originally published in June 2014. –ed. What did Jesus set out to accomplish? Did His death and resurrection have any practical effect for this life, or was it all focused on eternity? Consider this: the holy Son of God set aside His glory, humbled Himself by taking the form of a man, lived… Continue reading Sin and the Work of Christ