May 13
2021
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A Sermon on Slavery
Today, I am featuring a sermon by Aaron Turner, Outreach Pastor of Midtown Church, PCA in St Louis, which he gave at his church two weeks ago.
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Pastor Addison Called as Our New Senior Pastor
We are excited to share that the election of Willie Addison to become the new pastor of Crown and Joy is complete.
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Whose Story Will You Follow? – by Karen Ellis
The following is an address Karen Ellis gave regarding the story of scripture vs. the stories of everything from the populist right to the progressive left.
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A Collection of Resources
Below are various articles/videos/podcasts that are interesting, thought-provoking, and worthy of consideration. We hope they will be encouraging to you and invite you to read them.
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An Article on Grief
Dear Saints, Ed Welch’s article “God Scares Me To Death,” gives helpful thoughts and ideas to consider in the presence of grief.
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Remember
Maybe it’s cliche to talk about being thankful at this time of year, but while having a day set aside every year to be thankful and express that thankfulness is a good thing,
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Luke 12:13-22
This past Sunday I stated I believe I Thess 4:11-12 is a statement of God’s goal for the poor. In it Paul states “But we urge you, brothers (and sisters) …to aspire to live quietly, and to
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Invest or Bury?
I used to think I was not a talented person. Sure, I had some skills and I was strong and clever at times, but I wouldn’t have said I was talented.
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Good News To All
I just talked with someone this morning about how Eastern religious practices are making their way into the church.
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An Article on Joy
There is a struggle we all have between biblical joy and circumstantial happiness. How do we respond to circumstances that are dry, hard and/or traumatic and seem to never end?
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2021
Suffering In This World
NOOOOO!! We don’t want to even entertain the word suffering. Some theologies actually think we can control suffering in such a way as to get rid of it or minimize its impact.
Apr 21
2021
Speak Truth
Apr 16
2021
Looking in the Psalms for a time like this
Mar 29
2021
A Sermon on Romans 8
This week’s devo will be provided by Ligonier contributing pastor H.B. Charles Jr. Son of a preacher man, he is pastor of Shiloh Metropolitan Baptist Church in Jacksonville, FL.
Mar 24
2021
An Article on Sexuality
There are many topics in today’s world that seek our attention and awareness. The topic of sexuality in our culture is one of those.
Mar 11
2021
In the Thirties of the Psalms
How might one muse concerning the character of God during a pandemic? Our gut level assessment might suggest that God is either unaware of what’s going on or He can’t do anything about it or He is up to something malevolent.
Mar 3
2021
What Love Isn’t and What It Is
Love, real love, will never be pain-free. Pain in our relationships comes from lack of or poor communication.
Feb 25
2021
A Gem from Jarratt
Recently, a sister from our church brought a musician to my attention. Composer, musician, and educator Undine Smith Moore hails from Jarratt, Virginia, the home of our sister.
Feb 17
2021
B.B. Warfield Essay
Our feature this week is an essay written in 1887 by Benjamin B. Warfield (1851-1921) entitled “A Calm View of the Freedman’s Case”. I found this essay years ago when I was in seminary.