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Tis So Sweet
Contributor: Chad Roberts What was supposed to be a family day at the beach quickly turned to tragedy. Louisa and her husband had taken their four year old daughter for a picnic on the beach in Long Island, New York. Most accounts say when Mr. Stead heard...
Give Freely
Contributor: Caleb Stone I did not come from a family that could be considered particularly wealthy. We did not go on regular vacations, some Christmases had fewer gifts under the tree than others, we didn’t always get to eat at nice restaurants and we were often...
Welcoming God’s Word
Contributor: Chad Roberts I can still remember how excited Sadie and I were when we purchased our first home. Once we received the keys, it was off to Lowe's to begin putting our taste and style in the new house. One of the first things we purchased was a...
When Faith Says “Sink or Swim”
Contributor: Chad Roberts I was a mere twenty years old when God called me to plant Preaching Christ Church. With less than ten people, we stepped out in faith and established the church. I tried to tell God that no one would come to a twenty-year old's...
Boasting in the Cross
Contributor: Chad Roberts “I'll cherish the old, rugged cross till my trophies at last I lay down, and I will cling to the old rugged cross, and exchange it someday for a crown.” These are some of my favorite lyrics in the Christian faith. I think the...
My Journey Thru Loss and Sorrow
All of us, at one time or another, will experience a loss of some kind. And in that loss, we will all mourn in different ways. As I sought comfort and peace, I needed to find my way to healing and acceptance. For me, healing would come little by little, day by day as...
Voltaire: Fool’s Gold
Contributor: Chad Roberts “One hundred years from my day, there will not be a bible in the earth…” Voltaire is studied and revered by many today. He was a French enlightener and philosopher. He opposed Christianity and made a mockery of God and the...
Slaves No More
Contributor: Chad Roberts Several years ago, I visited the island of Zanzibar, off the coast of East Africa in the Indian Ocean. I was there to meet with pastors and encourage the churches that faced severe persecution in this Muslim-dominated region. Some...
Does Jesus Know When He Will Return?
Contributor: Chad Roberts Does Jesus know when He will return? Throughout church history people have tried to set dates for the coming of Christ. I think all mature believers would quickly discard any date-setting as heresy. While Jesus clearly...
A Few Good Men…and Women
Christ followers are called to share their story of who they were before accepting Jesus Christ as their Savior and how that decision brought a positive change to their lives. The truth is that humanity was born with a sin nature, that must be transformed through a...
Astonished Beyond Measure
Contributor: Caleb Stone Within Jesus lies the power to work against the natural order of reality to bend existence itself to the whim of God. Jesus displays this supernatural authority over the ears of a deaf man in Mark Chapter 7. The people brought before Jesus a...
Serving Others to Glorify God
Contributor: Chad Roberts I have read 1 Peter 4:10-11 countless times. In fact, I am so familiar with it, I have memorized it. It was that great preacher, Charles Haddon Spurgeon who said in the late 1800's, no one outgrows scripture. The book widens...