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As you know, if someone I know has done something that I sense will be nourishing to the flock, I will feature it.
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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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2020
A Sermon on Ephesians
Dear 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.
Sep 23
2020
A Sermon on Ephesians
Dear 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.
Sep 16
2020
Will You Join Me?
When I first started writing devotionals for church, I decided to write about what God was teaching me. They say to write what you know.
Sep 9
2020
An Article To Consider
Dear 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!
Sep 2
2020
The Good Life – A Devotional
What is the definition of a “good life?” How do we determine whether we’ve reached this milestone? Our society and history are filled with ideas and standards of a “good life,” but what does Scripture teach us?
Aug 25
2020
Cultural Injustice Devotional
Aug 19
2020
Cultivating Trust
In a year filled with raging wild fires, tropical storms, a worldwide pandemic, months of quarantine and mandated isolation, protests, riots, economic crises, earthquakes, shootings, and so much more, we have been increasingly reminded this year of how unknown the future is and how much evil, darkness, and corruption are present in the world.
Aug 12
2020
How Long?
Dear Saints, I want to share with you a confession/devotional my long time accountability partner Rick Smith released to his supporters about the experience of Covid 19. I thought it may be helpful so I am sharing it with you. He lives in New Mexico with his wife (a counselor) and some of his grown children. He currently serves at a church and with a mission organization called InFaith.org.
Jul 28
2020