Dear Church, I know there is a great deal of concern in every circle about economic realities in the United States and throughout the world. These matters are touching very close to home, with many of us being personally affected. It is important that we maintain a Godly perspective so that we can have all [...]
Written by Samantha Steinke for her school newspaper, Christian Life Chronicle Have you ever asked the question “Why do we love?” I know that I have. I’ve asked myself time and time again why I feel the way I do about certain people. Quoting from Jane Austin’s book, Sense and Sensibility, “Is love a fancy [...]
January 29, 2009 marked a sad day for the state of Illinois ~ her first impeachment of a governor. Though some would say, “It’s finally over; now we can get on with business,” in our anxiousness to resume state government let’s not underestimate the grievousness of these events. As God’s people, we do grieve over [...]
For the past few months, we have been collecting diapers and “baby bottle” money for CareNet. Why do we bother doing this? Because of letters like this one which Director Brenda Benegas recently received: “When your organization came to my church I passed on some information to my daughter to give her support. Just a [...]
One of the questions I hear most often is “Why did Jesus have to be born of a virgin?”
Even the media is mentioning it this year – our need to “be thankful.” What they aren’t suggesting is “Who it is that deserves our thanks.” However, we who have a personal relationship with the God of the universe know this One who deserves our thanks. We are not thankful merely because an American holiday [...]
A long held vision of planting a Foursquare Church in Tres Cruses, a barrio in the Philippines where a number of our church members were born, was realized in 2007. At that time, Pastor Gil Barcelo, felt God calling him and his wife, Nora, and their two daughters, Shara and Alika Grace, to move to [...]
Am I a good father? I can only be a good father if I had a father who modeled “good fathering” for me–right? That’s what some people think. But not everyone is privileged to grow up in a home with a good father model. The ideal is always to find a positive role model, but [...]
For twenty years on Tuesday evenings, Pastor George and Beth have been hosting a Home Group in their home. They very much believe in the effectiveness of “Home Groups” because they provide an atmosphere for in-depth study of the Word and discussion that is not as easily afforded on Sunday mornings. Home groups also provide [...]
In the past two weeks alone we have seen untold devastation and death in Asia: starting with Cyclone Nargis in Mynnamar on May 2; then the earthquake in Sichuan Province in China on May 12. If these events were not grievousness enough, add to the list another terrorist attack on May 13 (seven separate bombings [...]