Christian Living
The articles below are intended to help you with what it means to live out the gospel. We would also highly recommend visiting byFaith magazine’s website (http://byfaithonline.com/) and Ransom Fellowship (http://ransomfellowship.org/) for additional articles, podcasts, etc. to provoke thought and prompt you to a deeper walk with God.
Praying for Our Government
by Per
As we all watch a new administration settle in to the White House, Christians struggle openly with an issue that we usually only pay attention to during and immediately following an election - how do we pray for our government? It doesn’t matter if you are excited by the results of the election, or disappointed with them. How do we pray biblically for our leaders? As we think about how we pray for our leaders, we must first acknowledge that we are called to pray for them. God is clear about his expectations in 1 Timothy 2:1-2, “First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, for kings and all who are in ...What is Counseling All About?
by Ken
Remember the story about a hiker several years ago in Utah? He was a young fellow hiking alone in the rugged wilderness of Utah. At one point during his hike he needed to jump from one rock to another. As he jumped, his hand gently dragged across a rock above him that he hadn’t realized was a little unstable. As he jumped the rock shifted and trapped his hand between it and another rock. He spent the next six days frantically trying to free his hand from between the two rocks…to no avail. Toward the end of the six days the young man began to smell the rotting flesh of his hand as it began to die. He had to get ...The Emotional Side of Christ
by Ken
We are reminded in the article, “One Hole in the Community,” that we don’t want to be known simply for our wonderful social services, but rather as a reflection of a wonderful God. In creating a counseling ministry, how then do we display the wonder of our Lord? Why, by doing what Jesus did of course. Have you ever read the account of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead (John 11)?One Hole in the Community
by Per
The children’s book, One in the Road is a counting book that starts with one hole in the road. From there we find that one hole brings two flagmen waving, etc. on up to ten workmen hurrying, scurrying, trying to fix one hole in the road. In much the same way that the one hole in the road brings such a response in the book, I’ve been wondering about this church that God is planting.