Dads, God made you protectors and providers. When it’s cold you make sure your family is warm. When they’re hungry you make sure they have food. When danger comes to the door you do anything to stop it dead in its tracks. God gave you testosterone to empower you to work hard and even fight […]
Prepare Yourself For Communion This Sunday
Is Christianity Just About Do’s And Don’ts? No! It’s All Grace – St. Augustine Helps Us See It
Can We Just Do Away With Doctrine? NO!
I have had several conversations with believers lately who give a very sad report of churches they know were terrible direction has been adopted by the church’s leaders. They have made the choice to eliminate clear theological distinctives from their teaching. They have identified a number of specific Bible truths that they will not state […]
Suggested Plan For Worship At Home
Bad Weather Plan For Sunday Worship
You are likely aware there is snow in the weather forecast for the weekend. Our pastors thought it would be helpful to communicate ahead of time and make our snow plans known to everyone. We want to do our best to encourage everyone’s safety as we worship God together. God’s grace is the standard by […]
The Storm-Tossed Family: How the Cross Reshapes the Home by Russell Moore
Here’s another great book for those who realize their family is not the picture of perfection. Dr. Russell Moore’s book will be both encouraging and a source of help to do things better by God’s grace. And again, a huge “than you” to my wife, Jeni Newman, for contributing her book recommendations. The Storm-Tossed Family: […]
Unveiling Grace: the Story of How We Found Our Way out of the Mormon Church
Here’s another book recommendation from my wife, Jeni Newman. This is strongly recommended for those who have a family member or friend who is a Mormon or for those who don’t know much about Mormonism. Unveiling Grace: the Story of How We Found Our Way out of the Mormon Church by Lynn Wilder (get the […]
Gay Girl, Good God by Jackie Hill Perry
My Testimony For The Heartbeat Bill In The Ohio Senate
The Ohio Legislature is in the process of passing The Heartbeat Bill. If it becomes law it would make it illegal to perform an abortion when the heartbeat of the unborn baby can be detected. The Ohio House of Representatives recently passed the bill and it is likely the Senate will also pass it very […]