January 2, 2012
by John Pleasnick
Posts: 303
I have been playing ‘Attributes of God‘ by Shai Linne a lot lately and loving it. As I shared this with some others in our church, I learned that some people have some wrong assumptions about the music that pastors listen to.
Since I’m a middle-aged white male, I apparently am limited to only enjoying 80’s music, classical, or contemporary Christian. Nobody told me that, so, for full disclosure, here’s a sampling of my playlist from today: Continue Reading →
December 29, 2011
by Scott Phillips
Posts: 25
As 2012 approaches, so does the infamous “New Year’s Resolution.” With this in mind, I thought I would do a little (very little) research.
According to USA.gov, the official government web portal, this is a list of our most popular resolutions (How do they know? Chalk it up to “Big Brother.”):
December 28, 2011
by Julie Cudney
Posts: 46
What a difference a year makes! When I look back at the last 365 days, I am beyond overwhelmed by the way God has worked in our lives and the lives of those we know. For my husband and I, one of the biggest blessings from the past year has been Fusion. Fusion is Faith Bible Church’s young marrieds ministry that started just 12 short months ago.
My husband and I have always been close to our families, but moving thousands of miles away from all of our family meant that we often felt disconnected from truly intimate relationships. Then we became a part of Fusion. Continue Reading →
December 27, 2011
by Jackie Del Castillo
Posts: 3
James tells us to “Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. And let endurance have its perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. (James 1:1-4)
As Christians we have circumstances in our lives—many times beyond our control—as well as trials and testing. But do we also listen to, think on and practice what James is telling us here and have joy in these trials? Do we consider that we are growing in our faith as we patiently endure in our trials, testing and circumstances? Continue Reading →
December 22, 2011
by Chris Mueller
Posts: 16
When Christ was born, there was no room at the inn, no interest by the religious leaders; the world took no notice.
Maybe you would be different – since you are just a regular person. Could be, yet consider this: in Christ’s day, inns were not the stopping places of the rich or noble. The rich stayed with their friends. Inns were the stopping places of the common folks, who had nowhere else to go, and it was precisely the inn that had no place for Jesus.
We sometimes try to convince ourselves that common people are more charitable or sympathetic than the rich or the powerful. We speculate ‘everyday people’ are more responsive to the claims of religion and the needs of people. But that is not so. Continue Reading →