by Larry Browning Recently, I was reading a book about Satan and his ways. One thing I learned is that the enemy of truth is subtle and cunning. We shouldn’t be surprised by the increase in lies and spiritual error as we near the return of Christ. The Bible says...

by Brad Jolly Take a pause and remember when you heard and really understood the Gospel? The beautiful, good news that Christ died on the cross to pay the penalty for your sins, that he was buried, and that he gloriously rose again – all for you. God did not...

by Brad Jolly There are different kinds of spiritual gifts, but the same Spirit is the source of them all. There are different kinds of service, but we serve the same Lord. God works in different ways, but it is the same God who does the work in all of us....

by Brad Jolly I love this passage in Scripture.  It tells us what the Gospel is all about.  If you have trusted Christ as your Savior, God has placed you “in Christ”.  By doing so, God has made you a totally new creation.  You and I are not “in Adam”...

by Brad Jolly In last week’s blog post, we continued the series, “God’s Stewards”, and we looked at how we can properly steward, or manage, the resources that God has entrusted to us. And the week before that, we looked at how we can manage the time that God has...

by Brad Jolly Last week we looked at how God wants us to be stewards of our time.  Since we have been redeemed by Christ, He has now called us to be on mission for His kingdom, and that means He is asking us to submit to Him all of...

by Brad Jolly I like to plan my day (and days in advance for that matter).  My ideal day would be to just flow through getting each task done (and checking it off) one after the other (with no interruptions or unexpected diversions to my plan). Of course, this rarely...

by Brad Jolly When we were utterly helpless, Christ came at just the right time and died for us sinners.  Now, most people would not be willing to die for an upright person, though someone might perhaps be willing to die for a person who is especially good. But God...