Benjamin West, who had painted several portraits of King George III, was talking with the king after the Battle of Yorktown. Since West had been born in Pennsylvania, the king asked him what he thought General Washington would do, now that the Americans had essentially won the war. Washington, after…

Growing unemployment. Fractured families forced to homeschool their children. Political polarization. And COVID-19. What can any of us possibly do to solve any of these huge problems? Gideon was just as confused and scared and desperate as any of us. After all, in those days, farmers would normally thresh their…

Now, they couldn’t say they hadn’t been warned. Joshua had told the people of God to drive out the unbelievers from their territory. Joshua had told them not to marry those who didn’t share their faith. Joshua had told them that getting close to people who worshipped the things of…

Why were the tribes living on the western side of the border willing to go to war with the tribes living on the eastern side? Because when the Easterners built an altar on the west side of the river, the Westerners assumed that the Easterners had become apostate, that they…

Is there anyone we can trust anymore? For years, we’ve expected our scientists and engineers to come up with new solutions for every problem that comes along. We’ve expected our governments to educate our children and protect our borders and keep our homes and property safe. And then the tiniest…

Difficulties can be disorienting, especially for people who are accustomed to success. That’s what many of us Americans are going through now. We expect our doctors and scientists to come up with cures for every disease. We expect our governments to be able to manage the economy and the environment…

When God told Joshua to allot all the Promised Land to Israel, wasn’t He getting ahead of Himself? Sure, most of chapter 13 details the distribution of the land on the east side of the Jordan, land that the people had already conquered. But God Himself said in Joshua 13:1…

Christians are not called to spread their faith on the battlefield anymore, but that doesn’t mean we don’t have enemies. Today, the world faces many invisible foes – the COVID-19 virus immediately comes to mind, but we must also stand against the fear, the lack of trust, the social breakdown…

Has God ever asked you to do something that doesn’t make sense? Before the coronavirus crisis, Christians would regularly do just that, gathering in a quiet room, singing some songs, reading out of a 2000-year-old book and listening to someone talk about it. Every now and then, we would eat…

Welcome and Announcements The Doxology Praise God from whom all blessing flow; Praise Him, all creatures here below; Praise Him above, ye heavenly host; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen. Invocation and Lord’s Prayer Our Father, which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will…