There are so many Christian conferences available to us. Why should you take the trouble to travel somewhere else to hear people you have never heard of? ...
Our brothers and sisters around the globe face daily persecution. ...
After a six month sabbatical, I expected that life would be very different when we returned home. That turned out to be true, but not in the way I thought........
It's no secret that I love books. That is why I am excited to tell you that the library is getting a lot of new books....
Reviews of several gift ideas for children and parents....
practical thoughts for dealing with a season of spiritual dryness...
Earlier this month I read a very important article titled, I Asked Thousands of Biologists When Life Begins. The Answer Wasn't Popular, by researcher Steve Jacobs, who has a Phd from the University of Chicago. Jacobs surveyed professors in biology departments from over 1000 institutions around the world. He wanted to learn their answer to the question of When does human li...
Keep ReadingIn a recent video, that came up as a suggestion for me, the narrator posited a fallacy: The tool you are waiting to acquire is not what is keeping you from completing a project or idea....
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With Reformation Sunday coming at the end of the month, I thought it timely to discuss a valuable principle from church history......
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As Rich Lanning so eloquently put it Sunday during our worship service, "It is right to give honor where honor is due." He was referring to the bestowing of the distinguished honor of Pastor Emeritus to our former pastor, Reverend Glen Francis. Glen was one of the four original pastors when the Evangelical Community Church (ECC) began in 1996. He is credited for not only ...
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A few weeks ago, I had the privilege of attending the Sing! Conference in Nashville, hosted by Getty Music....
Keep ReadingRecently, I was thinking about the paralytic described in Mark's gospel and how Jesus' interaction with the paralytic illustrates the priority of our spiritual needs. The paralytic was the man made famous when he was lowered through the rooftop of a crowded home into the presence of Jesus (Mark 2:1-12). The paralytic's friends had faith that Jesus could heal him. Hence, I ...
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