Category: the WORD

  • Let’s take a W.A.L.K.

    (from Justin White) A Weekly New Testament reading plan to Allow the congregation to participate in the Lads to Leaders/Leaderettes program and Keep our youth encouraged to reach their goal. Week of: October 24 Matt. 1-10 February 6 II Cor.2-11 October 31 Matt. 11-20 February 13 II. Cor.12-13; Gal.1-6; Eph.1-2 November 7 Matt.21-28; Mark 1-2…

  • Holiday Email

    By Paul Goddard By now, I’m sure that you’ve received numerous holiday emails.  Here is one that I would like to share with you.  It is entitled, “A Letter from Jesus”.  This fictional letter has come to me in several versions.  Here is one that I find interesting. Dear Children It has come to my…

  • A Short History of Christmas

    By Paul Goddard “If a thousand old beliefs were ruined in our march to truth we must still march on.” – Stopford A. Brooke The birthday of Jesus Christ has been celebrated on December 25th since A.D. 336.  During the first three centuries of Christ’s Church, this holiday festival was not observed by Christians, nor…

  • And The Word Was Made Flesh

    by Tank Tankersley Father, your word tells me that I should think on things that are true and honest, and just, and pure, and lovely, and of good report.  But sometimes I think on other things, things that are none of these, things of which I am ashamed.  Father can the word be more than…

  • Confident Living in Uncertain Times

    How do you see life? There is more to life than just the here and now, so don’t get attached.  We were put here to prepare for eternity.  Life on earth is just a dress rehearsal before the real production. “I consider the suffering of the present time not worth comparing with the future glory…

  • How Big Are You?

    Antares is the 15th brightest star in the night’s sky.  It is more than 100 light years away.  Below is a close-up view from the Hubble Telescope deep field infrared camera.  This view is billions of light years away. Despite their limited knowledge of astronomy, the Israelites were awed by the fact that God created…

  • New Release

    The Transforming Word: A One-Volume Commentary on the Bible from ACU Press Fifty three contributors worked over seven years to produce this monumental work.  In one volume, there are over 1100 pages of in-depth commentary.  All 66 books of the Bible are explored. Some of the contributors include:  Alan Black, Phil McMillion, and Rick Oster…

  • Testudo of Faith

    By Paul Goddard Centuries before armored personnel carriers were invented to transport troops, the testudo military formation was used by the Romans to deploy soldiers into battle.  The word testudo is Latin for tortoise. Read more here: http://www.forthright.net/up_for_the_task/testudo_of_faith.html View here (You will be leaving the Park site and going to Youtube.): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMuSyEud3BE&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch/v=uvDvwhMM3w&feature=related

  • Which Way?

    By Paul Goddard “Going to church doesn’t make you a Christian any more than going to a garage makes you an automobile.”  — Billy Sunday Read more here: http://www.forthright.net/up_for_the_task/which_way.html

  • Gentiles

    By Paul Goddard, This word commonly refers to non-Jewish people, but originally, it was used for political and social groupings.  It literally means “nations”, yet at times it has been translated as “people” or “heathen”.  When used in the plural, it refers to a multitude of nations, whereas used in the singular, it is reserved…