Posted in General on Dec 11th, 2011
Photo credit: ComfortBetrays.com Pastor Gary Gilley of Southern View Chapel (Springfield, IL) wrote a helpful analysis on elements of the old social gospel movement showing up in today’s Christianity, redefining the mission of the church: One of the important issues which the church has always had to address is that of its role in society. In the Old [...]
Posted in General on Dec 3rd, 2011
“…we teach men not to die with Christ but to live in the strength of their dying manhood. We boast not in our weakness but in our strength. Values which Christ has declared to be false are brought back into evangelical favor and promoted as the very life and substance of the Christian way. How [...]
Posted in General on Nov 13th, 2011
Looking for a local college Bible study in Santa Clarita? The GOC Bible study at College of the Canyons (Valencia campus) currently meets on Wednesday nights at 7:15pm. This Christian ministry geared toward the college/university age is through Grace Community Church (Sun Valley, California). Meeting place is the Hasley Hall Theater. Directions and more information about the group can be [...]
Posted in General on Nov 11th, 2011
This week I’m hurting for Armando, one of my brothers in Christ whose young brother, age 20, was just killed in a car accident in Bakersfield. I want to comfort him, but what can I even say in a time like this? There is no way to make the pain disappear for him and his family. [...]
Posted in General on May 31st, 2011
Recently I had the privilege of hearing some of the best advice on leadership, coming from someone who has made a noticeable impact on my life over the last year and a half. This was a question and answer time between Rick Holland and a group of 50 of us young men (college age and recently [...]
Posted in General on May 30th, 2011
“Oh, you two just got lucky!” … I know it’s a well-meaning saying, but it has got to be one of the most naive things I’ve heard people tell me about my happy marriage. Yes, I’m incredibly blessed by God, and yes, my lovely wife is worth far more than I could ever deserve, but there’s something else [...]
Posted in General on May 23rd, 2011
Our world is becoming increasingly technologically-driven, as each year we see a heavier reliance upon navigating the digital landscape. We see it in the explosive popularity of smartphone Apps, the expanding demand for computer analysts and techs in all industries, and more personally in the climbing expectations for computer discernment being stacked on the requirement list of any future job-seeking candidate today. [...]
Posted in General on Apr 29th, 2011
It’s my dad’s birthday today, so I decided to thank him for some stuff. Thank you, Dad: for raising your family with the Bible as your authority and Jesus Christ as your leader. for running your business with integrity, even when the right choice came with a financial price tag that could’ve been swept under [...]
