October 7, 2020
by Stephen Collins
| Tags: Gospel, love, neighbors, Simple Love
When asked what is the greatest commandment the Lord answered that it is to love God with everything you are and to love your neighbor as you love yourself (cf., Mark 12:28-31). The infinite Creator and Sustainer of the universe provides for us one word to define how we ought to act, feel, and think toward God and man. Love. ...
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September 2, 2020
by Tommy Clayton
| Tags: Gospel, love, church, culture, church hurt, culture check, church health, vibe check
What do you do when your life becomes a dumpster fire, burning out of control? It’s scorching others, destroying relationships, pushing you closer to the edge, and you suddenly realize you struck the match? When you look in the mirror and see not an innocent victim but the guilty fool whose selfish actions are tearing the kingdom apart, then what? ...
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June 11, 2020
by Tommy Clayton
| Tags: Jesus, grace, broken, love, racism, corrupt, Christ, renew, act
It’s been quite a month for America. Which means it’s been quite a month for Americans...
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January 20, 2020
by Tommy Clayton
| Tags: grace, hope, failure, surrounded, psalm, king, David, shame, trouble, enemies, pressure, stress, love, shield, power
Have you ever felt surrounded? Pressure, trouble, enemies…hemming you in and backing you up—with nowhere to turn? That’s where King David found himself when his son Absalom betrayed his trust. In a gut-wrenching act of treachery Absalom staged a mutiny against his own father. ...
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