“Truth without love is brutality, and love without truth is hypocrisy.” Those words from Warren Wiersbe are profound & perpetually relevant. Think about it for a moment. If I relate to you only on the basis of truth, then our...
Prayer is an ever-accessible privilege and duty. We can always come before God in any place and in any circumstance. God has invited us to His “throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need” and we...
How encouraging it is to hear the people of God gathered together for prayer! I’ve enjoyed many opportunities to come to the throne of grace with brothers and sisters in Christ in my local church. We grow stronger as a church when we gather...
How would you describe a true Minister of the Gospel? John Bunyan offers some insights in his book The Pilgrim's Progress. Christian, who is on a journey from the City of Destruction to the Celestial City, arrives at the House of the Interpreter...
One year ago today Jared Longshore began serving as Associate Pastor of Grace Baptist Church. He and Heather, together with their 4 precious children, have been a great gift to us. Jared jumped into the work at full speed. The last year has been...
I fear the current consensus on friendship, community, belonging, or relational satisfaction is quite skewed. This skewed understanding too often results in a premature departure from one community to another in order to seek out a sense of...