How odd it is that when my family moved to Icard it was snowing. I remember the extra effort we put in to getting our stuff up here a night earlier than expected because of the threat of bad weather. That seems like just yesterday and yet I sit here this morning in shorts and sandals as the temperature quickly rises outside my office. Those rising temperatures are a remind...

This is appearing in tomorrow's Biblical Recorder. You can view it HERE or read below May 24 2013 by Micheal Pardue, BR Book Review Creature of the Word: The Jesus-Centered Churchby Matt Chandler, Josh Patterson and Eric Geiger (BH Publishing, 2012) It would seem natural that any organization that labeled itself a church would be Jesus-centered. However, it does not tak...

May 26, 2013 Life Application Group Commentary Ephesians 1:7-14, ESV7 In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,Paul has already used the term "In Him" or something close ["through Jesus Christ" (v. 5) and "in the Beloved" (v. 6)] during the first six verses and he will use it four more times in vv...