by jbrackbill | Oct 14, 2014 | Church
The following is an article written by Tim Challies a Christian blogger and pastor. It was such a helpful article I thought it would be useful post it here as we think through how to flourish as a church for the glory of God. As has been said many times “The...
by jbrackbill | Nov 6, 2013 | Devotional Thoughts
There are certain verses that just stick out in a universal way to God’s people. What verses do you think of first from Proverbs? Most likely many of us think of Proverbs 3:5-6: Trust in the LORD with all your heart And do not lean on your own understanding....
by jbrackbill | Feb 19, 2013 | Devotional Thoughts
Pride is exalting one’s self above others and before God. Pride is ugly and is something that we can most readily see in others and most unfortunately miss in ourselves. Pride is like a chameleon in that it is remarkably adept at manifesting itself in many ways....
by jbrackbill | Jan 2, 2013 | Devotional Thoughts
Recently I was reading from 2 Chronicles 26 and was reminded afresh from the life of Uzziah how foolishly confident we are in ourselves. Uzziah was a king that could be evaluated this way by the Lord: “He did right in the sight of the LORD according to all that his...
