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It feels good to know that we belong to Jesus “And you also are among those who are called to belong to Jesus Christ.” (Romans 1:6)
Death and back-to-life experience confirms biblical truths about heaven “In My Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.” (John 14:2)
Prayer changes things A number of years ago my wife, Barbara and I attended a Senior Adult Prayer Retreat at Ridgecrest Conference Center at Black Mountain, North C…
How do we know if we’re spiritually drifting “We must pay more careful attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.” (Hebrews 2:1)
Are things worse today than ever? Since the beginning of time every generation of people have asked the question of whether things are worse now than ever before. In the count…
Communities of Faith: Cabarrus Methodists began at Bethel “How awesome is this place . . . Bethel” (Genesis 28:17,19).
When needed God is our equalizer When I was growing up there were certain guys in our school who were bullies just as there are today. Those who did not want to be harassed t…
You have to seek God to hear him “For in the gospel a righteousness from God is revealed, a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: ‘The righ…
Rise Against Hunger: Volunteers from St. James, Calvary Lutheran pack more than 15,000 meals CONCORD - Nearly eighty volunteers from St. James Lutheran and Calvary Lutheran churches in Concord packed 15,120 individual meals for the wor…
The secular world uses the Bible, too “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be t…
Communities of faith: Kannapolis churches An apology to all my Kannapolis readers: I have not forgotten that your churches are a vital part of Cabarrus County!
Sharing Jesus wherever we go In the year 1999 Barbara and I were introduced to the FAITH Sunday School Evangelism Strategy. This method of sharing Jesus was developed at …