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Isaac Watts The Christian Almanac tells us that Isaac Watts, the English pastor and hymn writer of "Joy to the World," was born in Southampton, England, on July 17, 1674. He wrote over 750 hymns, including the versification of all the psalms....

I'm glad we are reading the prophetic books of the Old Testament together. As Doug Dunton reminded us on Sunday, these prophets were called by God to be living examples of the hard truths they needed to proclaim. In ways that seem strange and bizarre to us (and surely to them as well!), God made these men embody the reality of their message....

Have you ever wondered why all your efforts to defeat a particular, recurring sin seem to be thwarted? Lately I've picked up a book by an author I've seen quoted countless times, but until now I had never read his work. His name is Richard Lovelace, and back in the 1980s his writings on the dynamics of spiritual renewal were quite popular....

This past Lord's Day was full of joy as we celebrated God's work in the lives of several different people in our church family...

One of my favorite quotes about books is from Stephen King, "The odor of an old book is the odor of history, and for me, the look of a new one is still the look of the future." I agree with him wholeheartedly. So I am encouraging you to read something old and something new this summer. You will find it edifying, encouraging, and relaxing....

We had a great day of services yesterday! In the afternoon we went up to a place that overlooked the city of Tegucigalpa. Today, we will travel about 2 hours south to a place called El Renuevo. It is much more remote and we will probably not have internet access. We return to Tegicigalpa on Friday....

We have arrived in Honduras! Everyone is well. Please pray for us this week. ...

There are 94 days of summer. That includes three full moons, a couple of meteor showers, at least two worrisome dry spells, repeated bouts of suffocating humidity, four dozen spectacular sunsets and a handful of "this has to be one of the most beautiful days of the year." As you head into these fleeting summer days, with your children home, realize that the problems of ...

In preparation for our first-week-of-the-month prayer meeting on Wednesday, I thought I would prime the pump a bit by offering the following prayer that is focused on our individual and corporate sanctification. Since the mission of our church is 'To bring glory to God through Spirit-transformed lives by the beauty and power of the gospel of Jesus Christ', it only makes se...

Pray for Our Youth Ministry this Summer Teens can be tempted to want full separation from adults and "big church." And adults can be tempted to view teens as a necessary evil in the church. Youth groups then slowly drift into isolation and are sometimes viewed as a "church" within a church. We constantly need to fight against that current by continuing to teach, remind,...