Sanctification
- October 14, 2019
- by
- Jared Odenbeck
To make holy. Many of us in the Church know this word and can define it. It sounds pleasant. Our ideas of it are fanciful. We regard sanctification as if God will form us into the image of his Son Jesus Christ with pleasantries and according to our desires. Yet, the reality of sanctification is anything but.
If left to our desires, we would go astray (Romans 1:24). Thank God that he does not grant us what we want, when we want, and how we want it for eternity, for we would find ourselves apart...
Help, I Can’t Focus!
- October 03, 2019
- by
- Lori Travers
How to Frame the Bible
- September 18, 2019
- by
- Lydia McCord
Before I learned “hermeneutics” or simply, the way to study the Bible, it looked to me like a humongous collection of books translated into...
P E R S I S T E N C E
- August 28, 2019
- by
- Lydia McCord
Early in my husband’s and my relationship we were not baller at communication. In fact, we were so bad that I attempted to crawl...
The Heavens Declare
- August 20, 2019
- by
- Whitney Hsu
“Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well.” (Psalm 139:14b)
How is it that we can stand on the beach, looking at the...
Why couldn’t death hold down Jesus?
- August 14, 2019
- by
- Lydia McCord
This is a question maybe you have heard preached on, or asked yourself. What is the reason that Jesus rose from the dead and...
Position Yourself for Joy
- August 12, 2019
- by
- Jared Odenbeck
I hear the silent grumble within my soul. I am not all that I should be. I am not everything I could be. And,...
The Romans Road
- August 07, 2019
- by
- Lydia McCord
When I was 18 years old, I didn’t really know what the gospel was. I knew it was referred to as the “Good News”...
What I Learned from Healing and Hope
- August 05, 2019
- by
- Lori Travers
(A soul-healing ministry of Reynolda Church)
I stood at a distance watching the little version of myself be swept up by the strong yet kind...
Feelings
- July 10, 2019
- by
- Lydia McCord
Feelings aren’t facts.
Have you ever heard that said before?
I can’t remember who I heard it from.
Feelings aren’t facts.
In our last conversation we discussed our...