I was thinking and praying this morning’s message for us and thought about this great article by A. W. Tozer. I hope it will be a blessing to you. The current effort of so many religious leaders to harmonize Christianity with science, philosophy and every natural and reasonable thing is, I believe, the result…
"…to the praise of the glory of His grace…" Ephesians 1:6
Daily life brings trials and challenges and sometimes death. Wednesday that came in the form of weather to the Tulsa area. The families of our church, from all I’ve been able to learn, made it through yesterday’s storms without any bodily damage. Some had some property damage but it doesn’t seem like for any of…
I am certainly not done raising my children – we are blessed to still have five daughters at home and a son and daughter in college – and while I guess my four oldest are raised and two are raising my grandchildren, I still enjoy getting to be their Dad. With that caveat, I…
I love these thoughts from Charles Spurgeon on Lamentations 3:22-23 and 2 Corinthians 12:9. Spurgeon said he was riding home one evening after a heavy-day’s work and feeling very depressed. He thought of this verse. “My grace is sufficient for you.” And then he said he immediately compared himself to a little fish in the…
I thought this blog post by Thabiti was important enough for all our church family to read. I hope you will. He gives us some important insights. How Deep the Root of Racism? Mar 10, 2015 | Thabiti Anyabwile When my wife and I purchased our first home, I determined our lawn would be at…
I know this post is long overdue…sorry about that! Just like your lives, mine is constantly moving and there always seems to be something else I should or could be doing. But I have “thought” about writing on multiple occasions if that counts for anything. I’ll do my best to catch you up on the…
I know this post is long overdue…sorry about that! Just like your lives, mine is constantly moving and there always seems to be something else I should or could be doing. But I have “thought” about writing on multiple occasions if that counts for anything. I’ll do my best to catch you up on the…
Join us on Sunday, February 22nd for Winterfest. At Springs of Grace we love the opportunity each summer that Summerfest gives us to share a meal, some time learning about Jesus, and sharing life together with our neighbors. We love it so much we couldn’t wait until summer! So join us for worship at 10:45…
I get asked this question more and more. Lent used to be a pretty exclusively Catholic (and some Anglican) ritual. In the past few years more evangelical Christians have begun observing Lent.
Is there anything in the Bible that says you should not observe Lent? NO.
Is there anything in the Bible that says you should observe Lent? No.
It is a part of the Catholic tradition but it isn’t necessarily wrong for a Christian to participate in it. EXCEPT – if you think that you are doing something that gains you favor from God by the doing of it then you are mistaken.
As the father of 9 precious daughters, 2 precious granddaughters and the husband of my beloved wife of nearly 32 years and as the pastor of Springs of Grace – I pray often for women. This morning I found Russell Moore’s article very helpful. I wanted to pass it on to you.
I quote a couple of sections below but you can read the whole thing here: http://erlc.com/article/women-stop-submitting-to-men