Charles Spurgeon closes his sermon entitled, "The Birth of Christ" (#2392, MTP) with the following words that express my own desire for friends and family at this time of year. Now a happy Christmas to you all; and it will be a happy Christmas...
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...
The sands of time are sinking,The dawn of heaven breaks,The summer morn I've sighed for,The fair, sweet morn awakes:Dark, dark hath been the midnight,But dayspring is at hand,And glory—glory dwellethIn Immanuel's...
Become mighty in God’s Word. Arm yourselves with God's Word! Listen to what J. C. Ryle wrote in a tract over century ago on the importance of Scripture in the life of a Christian: You live in a world where your soul is in constant danger...