May 5, 2020
by Mary Lynn Spear
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Category:
Gospel Life
Already, we have a ‘before’. Just as certainly, there will be an ‘after’.
What it meant to live before Covid-19 is already going to print in history. What it will mean to live after, has yet to be written. A thousand threads will be woven across a globally connected world to create what this will be, and we all are eager to arrive there.
Who will we be, as in...
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May 3, 2020
by Sam Ford
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Category:
Gospel Life
"The only hope you have is to accept the fact that you are already dead. The sooner you accept that, the sooner you will be able to function as a soldier is supposed to function. All war depends upon it."...
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April 24, 2020
by Sam Ford
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Category:
Gospel Life
Everyone has an opinion about how to confront the COVID-19 pandemic. Conspiracy theories abound regarding the motives of decision-makers but, apart from those who believe the earth is flat, I am convinced that the "powers that be" are doing their best to do what they believe is best. Every decision-maker has a definition of best, and everyone impacted by their decisions ...
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April 23, 2020
by Sam Ford
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Category:
Culture and Christ
The trauma of COVID-19 has become part of our story.
The chapter is not yet completed, so time will tell what the "theme" of this chapter is and what role it plays in our overall story. It is a strange chapter so far, full of both extended passages of tremendous evil as well as beautiful narratives of goodness. One theme that seems to be coming through has something ...
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April 16, 2020
by Sam Ford
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Category:
Gospel Life
In a world where we are told what is "essential", Jesus reminds us of the one truly essential thing....
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April 15, 2020
by Sam Ford
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Category:
Gospel Life
The Resurrection of Jesus is the most important event in the history of the world. Even though the tomb is still empty, Christians often live as if Jesus is still dead and buried. Some Christians find themselves stuck on a perpetual Friday, enslaved to their guilt and shame. Other find their way to Saturday, hoping what Jesus said is true, but living as if they don't reall...
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April 9, 2020
by Sam Ford
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Category:
Mission
Why do we exist? The pursuit of an answer to this universal WHY question reveals our deep need for meaning in life. We wrongly, but naturally, attempt to find our ultimate purpose in what we do as individuals and as the church. In truth, what we do is a product of who we are. We are saved by Jesus and sent by Jesus....
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April 9, 2020
by Sam Ford
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Category:
Theology
The best way to teach your family to pray, is to model it. Jesus taught his disciples to pray for themselves. His lesson is recorded in Matthew 6.9-13. I challenge you to commit to praying for 21 days the following, after Jesus instruction:...
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April 9, 2020
by Sam Ford
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Category:
Theology
The Scripture tells us that if draw near to God, he promises draws near to us. And he does, especially in these extended quiet times. But even when that happens, many discover that even with God there remains, at times a emptiness...a distance...a loneliness. It seems we may need something more than God.
I realize that to suggest that we need something more than God m...
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April 7, 2020
by Sam Ford
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Category:
Community News
Thank you for your faithfulness during this unique moment in our region’s history. Many will be tempted to ask: “What is the church doing to help the community?". As a reminder, the church is not a building or a program, it is a people that gathers AND scatters. In other words, the church is YOU! As the people of God, we have a confidence that Jesus is King over Sa...
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