Dear Saints and Friends, In light of the events of last Wednesday, I reminded our congregation and those streaming Sunday during our Confession of Sin, that Jesus’ Kingdom is not of this world and thus violence such as what we have seen over the last few months is an indication of idolatry – whether of an […]
Continue ReadingYes, it has crossed my mind during this pandemic “What is God doing?” Below is a well-reasoned, theologically grounded exposition on a portion of Revelation that points to such events. Greg Beale is a well known expositor of Revelations and author of a couple of reference books I own. I believe you will find his work […]
Continue ReadingWe are not the first people to walk through a period of great darkness and, unless the Lord comes again very soon, we will not be the last.
Continue ReadingPastor Stan and the community of Crown and Joy Presbyterian Church wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving! God’s blessings to you, one and all!
Continue Reading“Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.” – Hebrews 13:8 I don’t know about you, but for me this has been a month characterized by change. I have experienced changes when it comes to health, relationships, vehicles, location, and more. This is on top of the extensive changes – in lifestyle, daily […]
Continue ReadingDear Saints, The Wednesday Devo this week is provided by the wife of Dr. Carl Ellis, Karen Ellis. As with all of her addresses, this one carries a deep theological, apologetic and yet accessible character. You would have thought she presented this a couple of months ago, but no, it was done in 2015. Please […]
Continue ReadingThere are days filled with sunshine, the glow of abundance and tranquility casting a golden hue over everything in sight. Each step is a delight, barefoot toes brushing the soft grass; grass so green and vibrant it eludes description. Each breath; inhaling peace, exhaling joy. It truly is a path beside still waters. Why would […]
Continue ReadingDear Saints, The Devo for this week is a blog post by Dr. Carl Ellis that I did not see until last week. It will help us sharpen our thinking about the unrest that has gone on over the past few months. Some is still going on but not reported like it was. I pray […]
Continue ReadingDear Saints, As you know, if someone I know has done something that I sense will be nourishing to the flock, I will feature it. This past Sunday, my daughter, Joy Turner, did a poetic presentation of the grace of God in Christ and the Wrath of God. You can hear the African American expression […]
Continue ReadingDear Saints, This week for our Wednesday devotional I am featuring a sermon given by my son-in-law, Aaron Turner, Assistant Pastor for Outreach Midtown Church, PCA in St Louis, MO. He is working on the passage found in Ephesians 2:11-22 on how Christ created one new people from Jew and Gentile. He is addressing these […]
Continue ReadingWhen I first started writing devotionals for church, I decided to write about what God was teaching me. They say to write what you know. It has been beautiful to see how He has highlighted and clarified lessons as the day for submitting the devotional’s posting draws near. He always comes through, even if it […]
Continue ReadingDear Saints, Linda Trumbo recently gave me a link to an article published on ThePlough.com about what it is like to be separated by COVID-19. Does it ever capture what we all feel, but it is also instructive! The article is titled, “The Church is Other People: Why We Need to Gather in Person,” by […]
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