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Devotion for July 29, 2024
By Bryan Chapell
Beloved, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is. And everyone who thus hopes in him purifies himself as he is pure. (1 John 3:2-3) A sign recently appeared…
The Benefits of an Interim Pastor
By Matt Bohling
Interim pastors provide a church the time it needs to focus on finding the right minister God is calling to serve them.
Devotion for July 26, 2024
By Bryan Chapell
Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. Husbands, love your wives, and do not be harsh with them. (Col. 3:18-19) Scripture never justifies dictatorial rule by one spouse, nor does it require the abandonment of personal dignity by another. Despite the controversies of our age over Scripture’s instruction, the Bible’s marital…
The Holy Spirit in the Age of Self
By Justin Poythress
In “The Giver of Life,” John Fesko reminds Christians the Holy Spirit is more focused on making you look more like Christ than he is making you look good to others.
Butler-Area PCA Pastors Respond to Shooting
By Megan Fowler
Two Butler-area PCA churches are grappling with their hometown being the scene of a historic event, what they can learn, and how they can help.
Devotion for July 25, 2024
By Bryan Chapell
You do not stay angry forever but delight to show mercy. You will again have compassion on us; you will tread our sins underfoot and hurl all our iniquities into the depths of the sea. (Micah 7:18-19) Minister and church leader, Alexander Whyte, told the story of an older saint who was nearly destroyed by…
Devotion for July 24, 2024
By Bryan Chapell
My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments, for length of days and years of life and peace they will add to you. (Prov. 3:1-2) When we love God, pleasing him pleases us. Loving God and loving ourselves are not competing motivations. When we please the One we love…
‘Where Two or Three Are Gathered’: The Ministry of Bob Hayes
By Benjamin Morris
Pastor Bob Hayes has been serving churches like Chattahoochee Presbyterian for 50 years. From a half-century of ministry, there is much he has learned.
What Makes Grace Gracious?
By Kyle Wells
What exactly does it mean to show grace? Here is a biblical and theological framework for considering the graciousness of God’s grace.
Devotion for July 23, 2024
By Bryan Chapell
You have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!” The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs — heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ…. (Rom. 8:15-17) Here the apostle Paul puts us into the middle of…