1 Samuel 2:1-10
Have your given God the credit for the work He has done in and around you? Hannah’s song of thanksgiving in 1 Samuel 2 is a wonderful example of what it looks like to praise God in response to His provision. Join Dr. Marty Baker the next installment of Spiritual Snapshots in 1 Samuel. Looking […]
Senior Sunday 2022
High School Director Jeremy Wittig takes us through Joshua 23 as he honors our High School Seniors and challenges all of us to praise God in all seasons.
Psalm 147 – Part 2
On one fishing excursion along the northern shore of Califonia just north of the Bay Bridge, we stayed out a little too late attempting to catch our limit of striped bass. Darkness descened quickly as we headed for the opening of the bay. A thick, gray marine layer dropped lower and lower as well, making […]
Psalm 147 – Part 1
Wikipedia, which is helpful for quick information on most topics, has this to say about pulsating stars: Variable stars may be either intrinsic or extrinsic. Intrinsic variable stars: stars where the variability is being caused by changes in the physical properties of the stars themselves. This category can be divided into three subgroups. Pulsating variables, stars whose radius […]
Psalm 146
In children’s Sunday School in the 1960s I learned a little, catchy worship song I still remember. Perhaps you know it too. Praise Him, praise Him, all ye little children, God is love, God is love; Praise Him, praise Him, all ye little children, God is love, God is love. Verses two and three call […]
Psalm 137
From the founding of the kingdom in 1051 B.C. under the leadership of Saul, it took 465 years for Israel to go from a place of power and prominence to national oblivion. During these tumultuous, trying, and sometimes triumphant years, the Lord warned His people of impending doom through the courageous cries, teaching, and preaching […]
Psalm 136 – Part 2
I received an excited and emotional call from one of our former members on Wednesday. After years of struggling with their son’s special needs and brain issues which caused violent, unpredictable seizures, a recent brain scan came back all clear. God had done what doctors and medicines said couldn’t be done. The parents know it, […]
Psalm 116
Looking back over my Christian walk of the last fifty-four years, I have learned much about how prayer interfaces with problems God, in His sovereignty, sends our way. So far, I can isolate three ways our prayer impacts the trials we encounter. One, our bold prayers of faith sometimes position us to see God save […]
Psalm 115
Several years ago, Dr. Os Guinness gave me a copy of his book Fool’s Talk. What is the purpose of the book, written by a world-class, highly effective apologist? His goal is to help equip Christians to know how to properly and powerfully address our ever-darkening culture. In the first chapter, titled Creative Persuasion, the […]
Psalm 111
Hymns. Each one teaches you rich, meaningful theology. My sister, Marla, loved to sing Blessed Assurance as ovarian cancer took a toll on her body. Why did she love this old number? It meant much to her because of what it says to any saint, whether you are living a large life or facing your […]
Psalm 103
How do you stay positive when you face so many negative challenges each day? It is a place you need to get to because if you don’t, the negative trials will sandblast your soul, leaving you depressed, feeling you do not have life purpose, and possibly even defeated. David is a godly man we […]
Psalm 96
Lelia Morris (1862-1929) was quite the woman and wife. As she cleaned the house, new melodies for Christ just bubbled out of her soul. She would stop and write down the lyrics and eventually put them to music. At the end of her life she had written lyrics to 1,000 hymnic pieces. You read that […]
