In our local church on Sunday, Chaplain Chris Melvin reminded us of the importance of keeping our minds on the big picture when confronted with the evil around us. CH Melvin (MAJ) has just been selected as Senior Chaplain for the Arizona Army Guard. However, his connection with Pastor Jason Wermager, our own long-time assistant…
Earlier this summer, John Mincy began a series of meditations on the Bible, posted via his Facebook page. He shares them with us for your edification. For this post, I am leaving the format as daily journal entries for you to get a sense of the flow of thought brother Mincy offers us. We hope…
It’s a common assumption; you and I have heard it before. We get tired of the exhausting work of ministry and, understandably, we want to take a break. If the church members can’t carry the load, then there is always the pastor and his family. “I mean, he gets paid, right? It’s his job!” To…
As leaders, we desire to commit the things which we have learned “to faithful men who shall be able to teach others also” (2 Tim. 2:2). Using three simple steps (what, why, and who), you can express your ministry philosophy so that others can follow it and put it into practice. In Matthew 5:16 Jesus…
In John 17, we hear how Jesus prayed to the Father on the night of his betrayal and arrest. As we listen, we learn that he didn’t pray very much for himself. Instead, he prayed for the glory and purposes of God to be accomplished through his suffering. In addition to this, he prayed intently…
According to the NY Times (here), Paula White will now be officially serving in the White House as an aide to shore up President Trump’s relationship with evangelicals. Now that is perplexing since Paula White is a false teacher. She preaches and teaches a prosperity gospel that does great damage to the true gospel and…
Ed. Note: Our friend John Mincy started a project of daily Scripture meditations on his FaceBook page. For your edification, we would like to share them from time to time. This first piece contains thoughts on the Bible itself, our precious word from God. Revelation (the Bible is revealed by God to prophets and apostles);…
Dispensationalism inherently sees distinctions in many areas of theology and practice between the Old and New Testaments. We believe that the progress of revelation includes a progression of dispensational expectations and truth, some expanding upon information from former dispensations and some in contrast to former dispensations. Covenant theology, on the other hand, seeks to unify…
The Bible is fully sufficient for the salvation of man and the development of the believer into full maturity (2 Tim 3:16–17). Through the assimilated Word of God, each man and woman who belongs to God is to be “fully equipped” by the Holy Spirit so that they may know either in precept or in…
A new look at 1 Jn 2.15-17 What is worldliness? The term is among many that seemingly defy precise definition. Many Christians know the “love not the world…” passage in 1 John very well. Many sermons address this passage; it’s a “go-to” passage for Bible-believers. Are we any further along in understanding worldliness today? Could…