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The Ministry of Conference—What afflictions would God have done me good by?
April 10, 2019“Afflictions are a golden key…” –Thomas Brooks It is entirely natural to run away from any affliction or difficulty that…
Read MoreThe Ministry of Conference—Where does your heart go when trouble comes?
April 3, 2019“Thy best life now is to live upon the promise.” –Isaac Watts When pastor Henry Newcome wanted to grow spiritually,…
Read MoreJoy as a Mechanism for Glory
March 21, 2019“Joy in God is the central mechanism through which human beings glorify God and thus fulfill God’s ultimate design for our…
Read MoreThe Ministry of Conference—Questions of Self-Examination
March 14, 2019“We ought seriously to consider two things; the sin of our Nature, and the Nature of our sin.” –Ralph Venning …
Read MoreThe Ministry of Conference —Asking Questions, Lots of Questions, and Listening
March 7, 2019“Christ is not loved at all, till he be loved above all.” –Ralph Robinson In the narrative found in Luke 24,…
Read MoreThe Ministry of Conference—Asking Questions and Listening
February 28, 2019“Some…have a great gift in conference.” –William Bridge Jesus met the two disciples on the road to Emmaus and eventually…
Read MoreThank You!
January 31, 2019Dear church family, Charles and I just returned from Minneapolis where we attended the 2019 Bethlehem Conference for Pastors and Church…
Read MoreThe Beginning of Conference—Speaking to One Another
January 23, 2019“[A] good tongue is God’s dish, and he will accept it at his own table.” –Thomas Adams Conference begins with the…
Read MoreThe Way To Increase Faith
January 3, 2019“The way to increase faith is to apply to ourselves God’s promise in his word and sacraments, by hearing the word,…
Read MoreThankful for 2018 and 2019
December 27, 2018Dear Church, This year, 2018, is coming to a close. I hope that it has been a year of blessing for…
Read MoreSnow Day
December 20, 2018Dear Church, Last week, I offered up a Christmas poem, entitled I Heard Healing in the Babe’s Cry. This week our…
Read MoreI Heard Healing in the Babe’s Cry
December 13, 2018Dear Church, This week’s midweek devotional comes to you in the form of a Christmas poem. I hope you enjoy it. …
Read MoreWhat is Conference?
November 29, 2018“Conference sometimes may do as much good as preaching.” –Thomas Watson What is conference? Conference is a spiritual discipline that…
Read MoreWhat kind of ornament are you?
November 15, 2018“Consider what an ornament a thankful frame of heart is to religion.” –William Gurnall The Thanksgiving and Christmas Seasons are…
Read MoreThankfulness and Thanksgiving
November 8, 2018“Everyone knows what is most pleasant to him; but God alone knows what is most profitable.” Thomas Boston Last…
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