I've been thinking about a phrase Paul uses in 1 Cor 2:16; "...we have the mind of Christ." He uses this phrase after an explanation of the difference between God's thoughts and the thoughts of man (humans). He tells us that He has given us His...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Over the past several days there has been a common theme that keeps coming to my attention. It has a lot to do with the question of where do we turn when we are hard pressed. Do we turn to our own wisdom, or the wisdom of this world, which the...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Over the years, God has taught me a number of things about prayer. 1) God wants us to bring our petitions to Him. 2) God's ability to answer prayer is not dependent upon my presence, or anyone else's presence with the person or situation being...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Five years ago, this family watched as Judi departed our world to meet Jesus, face-to-face. The time since has been an interesting series of ups and downs intermingled with joys and sorrows. We kind-of expected for all the "firsts" to be...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
My daughter, Jonelle Liddell, just posted this on her wordpress page. I wanted to share it with you. It is a special reminder that we ought not to think that God is small enough for us to fully comprehend Him, nor are we big enough, or holy...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
For some years I have had a desire to add a time where we could "...not neglect the public reading of scripture." As part of what we want to do is build a congregation that knows and is able to apply the scripture to their personal and corporate...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
I have been blessed by God in so many ways since my wife got to meet Jesus face-to-face just over three years ago. God has provided so many blessings through our congregation, homeschool community, and the community at large. They have...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
I just wanted to mention how much I appreciate the part of the Body of Christ that my daughter and her husband have joined. I have had opportunity to participate in a small group Bible Study and in a Worship Service with the Kodiak Bible Chapel,...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Pastor Jon here; I have been doing some things this year that Judi and I (she passed away from cancer in November 2013) had been planning to do together. In the Spring of 2014, I took all the children to SoCal for some fun time together. Over the...[ abbreviated | read entire ]