by Dr. John Stumbo, President of the C&MA It’s a good thing I’m not a fish. I’d be dead. In-a-frying-pan dead. I was in northern Wisconsin for a couple days during the summer. With a significant decision to make and numerous writing projects to pursue, I accepted the kind offer of a lakeside cabin to use as a retreat. No […]
by Tim Keller, Lead Pastor One day God confronted the most spiritual group of people in the world with a question; “Where is the respect I’m due?” He asked. “Whoa!” they replied. “Where have we failed to show You the respect You deserve? We’re not seeing it.” “I’ll tell you where.” God continued. “You have shown contempt for me in […]
by Steve Wiggins, Lead Pastor at Immanuel Alliance Church “When we work, we work. When we pray, God works.” I learned this phrase several years ago and it still challenges me every time I hear it, both personally and as a pastor. Who wouldn’t want to soar beyond our feeble human effort to see God’s all-powerful hand at work in […]
by Tim Keller, Lead Pastor One of the most frequently neglected means of glorifying God is the discipline of fasting. In the Bible a fast was a designated time for God’s people to step away from routine things like food in order to fully concentrate on God. People would stop eating for a day, a week or even longer to […]
by Tim Keller, Lead Pastor We live in a time where a politician is evaluated largely based on whether or not he votes for additional funding. If he decides to vote to cut funding for research into a particularly cruel disease, it can only be interpreted that he wants people to die unnecessarily. If a man’s religion teaches him that […]
An article from the 3/22 Weekly Update by Tim Keller I saw the Church today. No, not the building at 237 E. North; I saw the Church today in all its glory. The people, the called out ones, the body of Christ; I was there and I witnessed, over the course of 24 hours, the beauty of the bride for whom […]
An article from the 3/15 Weekly Update by Tim Keller Every time in the New Testament that a group of Christians got together to seek the face of God humbly in prayer, there was a manifest display of the power of God. In Acts 2 the Church came together for prayer and Holy Spirit came in a visible and powerful […]
An article from the 3/8/17 Weekly Update by Tim Keller On a cold and blustery winter day your next-door neighbor stops at your house and drops off a container of vegetable soup. Warmed by the thought of such a kind gesture you profusely thank your neighbor and proceed directly to your kitchen. You pour some of the soup into a […]
An article from the 3/1/17 Weekly Update by Bev Bussom Recently I have really enjoyed reading a series of fiction novels by a specific author. In the current book, the main character felt quite nervous about his transportation plan! He was going to paraglide in tandem, the expert strapped to his back and fly for about 15 minutes before landing in […]
An article from the 2/22/17 Weekly Update by Tim Keller I got to the restaurant an hour before my scheduled meeting. As per usual, I asked the server for a table in the back where I could work for an hour without interruption until my friend arrived for our lunch meeting. She obliged and brought me my unsweetened ice tea. […]
