And Be Thankful
The Lord gives me so many blessings that I take them for granted as if I was owed blessing. So we must seize every reminder to be thankful that we can....
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Why Have Missions Conferences?
Why does Christ Church have a missions conference every (or nearly every) year? Doesn’t the leadership of the church know that everyone is busy, tired, overcommitted, and holding out for spring break so we can vacation or just have a break from the grind of life? Most of us find ourselves unable to keep up and needing rest....
The Westminster Divines on the Doctrine of Holy Scripture
There can be no doubt to the thoughtful, serious reader of the Westminster Confession of Faith but that the framers set before us a very robust doctrine of Holy Scripture. They begin by addressing the subject of revelation in the first paragraph of the first chapter. ...
Reading Scripture Holistically and Christo-centrically
The Bible is a big book, written over a long period of time by many authors with various genres, settings, and contexts. For example, the Pauline epistles read very differently than the books of Moses, and both are very different from the prophetic writings we see in Isaiah, Jeremiah, and the minor Prophets....
What Is Your Estimate of the Cross?
We read in Galatians 6:14 these words of the Apostle Paul: But God forbid that I should glory (boast) except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ. Central to the theme of the Bible is the theme of the cross of Christ. ...
Sermon Series in Micah
2020 has just begun, and at Christ Church, we are embarking on a new study of the Old Testament prophet Micah. ...
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Thanksgiving in an Age of Discontent
It is often said that we live in an age of discontent. We see this in the political warfare that exists among rival systems of government. We see it in the way different generations of Americans think and talk about each other. Perhaps most practically, we see it in the way that we are always striving for the newer and the better....
Keep ReadingBe thankful that there is much for which to be thankful
Thanksgiving is a day on which we have the opportunity to stop, look around us, and remember that we have much for which to be thankful....
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What Really is "Thanksgiving?"
Are you thankful this Thanksgiving? Take the time to think about the real significance of this holiday....
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