by OakAdmin | Jan 26, 2024 | Counseling, Famous Writers, Identity, Prayer, Scripture, Spiritual Growth, The Gospel, Theology
CC0 licensed photo by Mary Jane Duford from the WordPress Photo Directory. “And it is my prayer that your love may abound more and more, with knowledge and all discernment, so that you may approve what is excellent, and so be pure and blameless for the day of...
by OakAdmin | Jan 18, 2024 | Counseling, Disciplemaking, Identity, Integrity, Outreach, Prayer, Spiritual Growth, The Gospel, Theology
“” “In order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not according to the flesh but according to the Spirit. 5 For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who...
by OakAdmin | Jan 11, 2024 | Counseling, Famous Writers, Identity, Outreach, Prayer, Scripture, Spiritual Growth, The Gospel
Imagine you are a prisoner of war like the American soldiers above, being held in Japan during WWII. If you’ve read Unbroken, you know the story of Louie Zamperini who was captive for two years in horrific conditions. The movie stops short of telling the whole...
by OakAdmin | Dec 14, 2023 | Discipline, Generosity, Identity, Outreach, Spiritual Growth, Stewardship, The Gospel, Work
“For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and envy, hated by others and hating one another. 4 But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, 5 he...
by OakAdmin | Nov 17, 2023 | Famous Writers, Identity, Justice, Pain and Suffering, Scripture, Shalom, Spiritual Growth, Stewardship
What is the meaning of life? What is your purpose on earth? To make the most of your short time on this planet, you need to know the master plot of the story God is writing. Check out this overview of the work of Bible teacher Fran Sciacca. “Most middle-class...
by OakAdmin | Nov 3, 2023 | Discipline, History, Integrity, Scripture, Spiritual Growth, The Gospel
“Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock. And...