by OakAdmin | Nov 30, 2023 | Counseling, End Times, Famous Writers, Heaven, History, Identity, Justice, Shalom, The Gospel
J.R.R. Tolkien insisted that he didn’t create the story of the Lord of the Rings, but that “it was given to him.” The story and characters led him along in the writing in the same way the guiding hand of destiny guided the fellowship on their quest....
by OakAdmin | Oct 5, 2023 | Assurance of Salvation, Counseling, Identity, Kids & Family, Parenting, Prayer, Scripture, The Gospel, Theology
“See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are.” 1 John 3:1 ESV Just pause and take in this truth. If you have trusted in Jesus as your Savior then you are a child of God. “But to all who did receive...
by OakAdmin | Jun 9, 2023 | Counseling, Discipline, Famous Writers, Integrity, Justice, Prayer, Scripture, Spiritual Growth
A sketch based on Roy Hession’s The Calvary Road “O Lord, you have searched me and known me! You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from afar. You search out my path and my lying down and are acquainted with all my ways…...
by OakAdmin | May 25, 2023 | Counseling, Integrity, Pain and Suffering, Prayer, Scripture, The Gospel, Theology
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Darkness_%281670488216%29.jpg “Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our...
by OakAdmin | May 1, 2023 | Counseling, Discipline, Famous Writers, Generosity, Integrity, Marriage, Prayer, Scripture, Unity
As we navigate personal life and church circumstances we come to crossroads decisions that will impact us for years. How do we make decisions? How does the Lord guide us individually and corporately? First, let’s rule out the extremes. God’s people should...
by OakAdmin | Apr 28, 2023 | Counseling, Discipline, Identity, Integrity, Justice, Spiritual Growth, The Gospel, Theology
“But you, Israel, my servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, the offspring of Abraham, my friend; you whom I took from the ends of the earth, and called from its farthest corners, saying to you, ‘You are my servant, I have chosen you and not cast you...