Prayer is an invitation to bring your emotions, ambitions, and opinions to the Lord. In the kaleidoscope of human life—all its complexities and confusion—we have a God who makes a way for all of it. In the same way that God meets all of our needs through Scripture; we can bring all of our needs to God through prayer.

Genesis 1 reveals the God who brings order out of chaos, speaks beauty into existence, and calls His world good. This article examines the Creator, the goodness of creation, and the danger of modern spirituality that worships “the universe” instead of God. A clear, biblical guide to understanding creation through a Christian worldview.

We have been asking members of our church—men, women, and students—to participate in the public reading of Scripture. Each week, the reader leads us in a short call and response. Afterward, the reader says, “This is the Word of the Lord” to which the congregation responds, “Thanks be to God.” Most have enthusiastically accepted this while some have wondered why.

As far as I see it, there are three aspects of a Christian. Knowledge, obedience, and affection. And as we are maturing in our walk with Christ, each of those should be growing. We should be deepening our knowledge of Christ, our obedience to Christ, and our affections for Christ. These are not three steps to reach maturity, they are three stages in a cycle of maturity.

A covenant is a promise or vow between two (or more) parties. They can be either conditional (dependent on both parties fulfilling their end of the deal) or unconditional (only dependent on one party fulfilling their end of the deal). In the case of the Abrahamic Covenant, it is an unconditional covenant between God and Abram.

Although Jesus arrived two centuries ago, he is as alive today as he was two million years ago, and two billion years before that, and two trillion years before that. This man named Jesus is not just a man; he is God in the flesh. This is what separates our faith from religions around the world.