This prayer by Scotty Smith speaks in a very relevant way about how mgpc have approached God while praying for Jozua’s recovery, and for his family, during a stressful season. A Prayer Honoring God as Abba Father, not Sugar Daddy Then Satan answered the Lord and said, “Does Job fear God for no reason? (Job 1:9) There …

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The proverbial expression about taking the metaphorical lemons life gives you and turning them into lemonade begs always leaves you wondering where you can consistently get that much sugar. Instead of trying to find a good perspective on a bad situation, Courtney Reissig provides the helpful perspective that sometimes Christians can only look from the …

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John Starke writes about the place of lament in corporate worship. … the Bible gives us several good reasons why lamenting should be a part of our normal Christian worship, even if we are not lamenting our own circumstances. In no particular order of importance, here are four such reasons. We sing songs of lament …

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Christian life is not a solo pursuit. To finish strong in the faith Christians need the support and accountability of a community of other Christians. And those other Christians need you to help them finish well too. A new setting for the hymn Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone) will be introduced as we prepare …

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