March 14, 2021 Watch Listen Read For the past two years, The Christian & Missionary Alliance has been reviewing, updating and editing its Statement of Faith – its doctrinal statement.  It had not been done since the 1960s, and I think the changes were largely in order.  For example, the language has been changed to […]

March 7, 2021 Watch Listen Read If I were to ask you, what is the love chapter in the Bible, most of you would probably say…I Corinthians 13.  And it is a great chapter on love.  Coming in the middle of three chapters on spiritual gifts, Paul says the gifts must be exercised in love, […]

February 28, 2021 Watch Listen Read On January 24, 1848, James Marshall was building a lumber mill for John Sutter in Coloma, California.  The mill included a waterwheel in a nearby stream to power the saw.  While building Sutter’s Mill, Marshall noticed some shiny flecks in the water.  He took the flecks to Sutter, and […]

February 21, 2021 Watch Listen Read There is an issue I want to briefly address this morning that has made the evangelical news.  An elder and friend texted me this week and said of the issue, “To me, it was the worst thing that happened in 2020 – more that the riots, worse than COVID.  […]

February 14, 2021 Watch Listen Read How appropriate that today is Valentine’s Day – a day set aside annually to express your never-ending love for that special someone.  Traditionally, we express that love in certain ways on this day – flowers, candy, especially chocolates, and cards.  It’s estimated the average expenditure per person for Valentines […]