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By Paul Joiner A core practice for gospel transformation is daily bible reading. As a congregation, we use the Seeing Jesus Together Journal. It teaches us a method of meditating on God’s Word and moving our time with Jesus into community with each other. So, we are going to have a series of blog postsContinue reading “Reading the Bible: Hebrew Poetry”

Each year, you send me and other elders to our denominational national meeting — the General Assembly. This year our two Teaching Elders (Jeff and Paul) were able to attend. In the past, we have often sent Ruling Elders as well. One of the benefits of Presbyterianism is a practical connection to other churches. WeContinue reading “2022 General Assembly Update”

I get the draw to online worship. For the last two weeks, we were in Corona Quarantine, so we experienced a casual Sunday morning. We rolled out of bed and got to watch online. There was no fighting to get the kids ready and no running late. We didn’t have to get dressed, and whenContinue reading “Worship In My Pajamas”

“To be sure, controversies happen in every era since people will have differing views on important issues, and sometimes even disagreements about how important those issues are. But Scripture speaks repeatedly about those who have what the apostle Paul calls “an unhealthy craving for controversy” (1 Tim. 6:4). Of course, Paul was more than willingContinue reading “Why Unhealthy People Crave Controversy”