1Co 2:1-5 And I, when I came to you, brothers, did not come proclaiming to you the testimony of God with lofty speech or wisdom. (2) For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. (3) And I was with you in weakness and in…
Read MoreEphesians 4:26-27 Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, (27) and give no opportunity to the devil. We had a discussion once in a Bible study group about whether it is right or not for a Christian to ever be angry…
Read MoreIf you have ever had chickens, you may have had to trim their wing feathers to keep them from flying out of the chicken pen. Clipping wings is a good thing when done to chickens. It really is for their own good. Chickens just aren’t meant to soar like an…
Read MoreRecently I addressed in some comments this subject of who a Christian is - and who is not. As you know, we have had the tiring mantra of "we are all sinners" thrown at us as an excuse for abusers and as a club to force us to "show love…
Read MoreRev 12:10-11 And I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, "Now the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God and the authority of his Christ have come, for the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down, who accuses them day and night before our God.…
Read MorePsa 68:4-5 Sing to God, sing praises to his name; lift up a song to him who rides through the deserts; his name is the LORD; exult before him! (5) Father of the fatherless and protector of widows is God in his holy habitation. As of today, we have received…
Read MoreWe have added a new page to the top menu bar under the SCRIPTURE tab. In addition to our collection of "Twisted Scripture" articles, you will now find a collection of thirteen different Psalms for your encouragement. And with most of them Pastor Crippen has written a few thoughts. We…
Read More1 Corinthians 2:11 For who knows a person’s thoughts except the spirit of that person, which is in him? So also no one comprehends the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. Pharisees claim to know out thoughts and motives better than we do. Those of you who have…
Read MoreWe want to thank everyone who has given to help cover the $1600 tax bill that took an abuse survivor by surprise and is due this April 15th. We have $550 in hand so far at Paypal and in local giving, and we know that others of you have sent…
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