Christianity and the Alt-Right

By Kevin Bauder | January 26, 2021 |

The old dictum says that the enemy of my enemy is my friend. I disagree. A friend is someone who values and honors what I…

Touching Lives Every Day

By Kevin Schaal | January 24, 2021 |

My father lost his battle with Covid-19 this week, but as a believer achieved life’s greatest victory. He ran his course faithfully. Two other dear…

Loving God

By George Stiekes | January 22, 2021 | Comments Off on Loving God

And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all…

What Do I Do With My Fear?

By Diane Heeney | January 21, 2021 | Comments Off on What Do I Do With My Fear?

It seems in nearly every circle of people I am a part of, there is a palpable anxiousness right now. We are watching things unfold…

Covid-19, Virtual Meetings, and Communion

By Don Johnson | January 20, 2021 | Comments Off on Covid-19, Virtual Meetings, and Communion

In response to a question from one of the people in our church, I asked several friends in the ministry for their take. The question…

Crying Out to God in Chaotic Times

By Gordon Dickson | January 19, 2021 | Comments Off on Crying Out to God in Chaotic Times

Daniel 9:1-10 A Theology of Daniel’s Prayer [Ed. Note: for the video this sermon, see here, audio here.] In a commentary on the news this…

A Christian Response to Riots Left and Right

By Kevin Schaal | January 18, 2021 |

Riots in June and now riots in January—and there may be more as our nation transfers power from one administration to another. Peaceful protest is…

A Pure Church: FrontLine Nov/Dec 2020

By David Shumate | January 15, 2021 |

VOLUME 30 | NUMBER 6 Although biblical separation is not considered one of the foundational doctrines of Christianity even by most separatists, it is an…

Expositional Preaching

By Dave Pennington | January 14, 2021 | Comments Off on Expositional Preaching

Definition of Expositional Preaching Presently, much is being written about expositional preaching. However, not everyone defines it identically. For the purpose of this article expositional…

Seeking the Lord in Troubled Times

By Gordon Dickson | January 13, 2021 | Comments Off on Seeking the Lord in Troubled Times

“In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes, which was made king over the realm of the…

The Sin of Judgmentalism

By Cameron Pollock | January 12, 2021 | Comments Off on The Sin of Judgmentalism

We have witnessed much violence in America last week and in the last year. The near future does not seem to offer any promise of…

The Law of Unintended Consequences Strikes Again

By Kevin Schaal | January 10, 2021 |

  With my father in ICU on a ventilator with Covid, I have come to realize that hospital regulations denying all visitors access to patients…

Be a Truth-Lover

By Joel Arnold | January 8, 2021 | Comments Off on Be a Truth-Lover

I understand that passions are at an extreme high right now. I also understand that the political conversation space is over-saturated and at this point,…

The Paradoxes of Shutdown Ministries

By Don Johnson | January 7, 2021 |

Jeff Straub outlined the challenges posted by Covid church restrictions in Canada for us yesterday. I’d like to offer a testimonial “from the ground,” so…

COVID-19 and the Struggle for Worship in Canada

By Jeff Straub | January 6, 2021 |

The world is still in the midst of a global pandemic of significant proportions. I say significant for the COVID pandemic because this is not…

2020—What a Beautiful Time to Be Alive

By Joel Arnold | January 5, 2021 | Comments Off on 2020—What a Beautiful Time to Be Alive

For the sake of those living on the North Pole or the International Space Station and who had their internet disconnected for the last 9…

They Are Lying To Us!

By Kevin Schaal | January 4, 2021 |

  Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord, but those who deal truthfully are His delight. (Proverbs 12:22) When biblical ethics go out the…

Making Commitments

By George Stiekes | January 1, 2021 | Comments Off on Making Commitments

Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in Him; and He shall bring it to pass (Psalm 37:5). Commit thy works unto the LORD,…

Thank God in Every Circumstance

By Thomas Overmiller | December 31, 2020 | Comments Off on Thank God in Every Circumstance

The Insurance Journal claims some cities are safer than others from natural disasters. Of the 50 largest US metro areas, Oklahoma City OK, Austin TX,…

The Handwriting on the Wall

By Gordon Dickson | December 30, 2020 | Comments Off on The Handwriting on the Wall

Daniel 5:1-31 Harvard professor George Santayana once wrote, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”1 Over the years, this statement has…

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