by Jerome Gay Jr. | Jul 17, 2020 | Churches Blog
He has shown you, O man, what is good; And what does the Lord require of you But to do justly, To love mercy, And to walk humbly with your God? Micah 6:8 Justice is a hot topic these days. A myriad of thoughts, discussions, and debates are held on every media...
by Jennifer Gerelds | Jul 3, 2020 | Churches Blog
I took you from the ends of the earth,from its farthest corners, I called you.I said, ‘You are my servant’;I have chosen you and have not rejected you.Isaiah 41:9 As Shaylene Burlage lay on a dirty mattress in an abandoned apartment building, she clung...
by Greg Austen | May 4, 2020 | Churches Blog
“Spirituality wrongly understood or pursued is a major source ofhuman misery and rebellion against God.”[1]Dallas Willard Last year, God gave me the fire to complete a book””and a handbook for discipleship of sorts with questions for small...
by Jennifer Gerelds | Apr 24, 2020 | Churches Blog
Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth. 1 John 3:18 It had already been a heated conversation around the kitchen table as we discussed the recent ban on abortion passed by our state’s legislators. But my daughters...
by Dr. Greg Austen | Apr 19, 2019 | Churches Blog
In my role as Executive Director of Church Outreach and Engagement at Care Net, I’m constantly talking about the need to refer pregnancy center clients to “grace-based churches.” Often I’m asked what I mean by this term and, although there are...