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Ten reasons why we are doing Pastor Story Hour and hopefully some encouragement to attend, support, or host your own!

“When we think of counseling, we often envision laying on a couch and talking at length about our childhood to a professional who listens intently while taking notes before offering some tips to help address our problems. But counseling is really just a conversation in which someone asks for help in a particular situation and…”

“We take things that are offensive to God and then reframe them in language that is more palatable to our egos and consciences.”

“Everyone virtue signals to some degree or another because no one wants to face the dragons hiding within.” - Kendall Lankford

“The issue of gender is at the forefront of cultural and political debate, so as Christians we need to have an answer based on Scripture for the topic of transgenderism. While most of us will never debate the topic on a stage or in a book, we will all likely encounter people who insist we call them by pronouns clearly inconsistent with biology (and organizations that require us to comply). This is a Scriptural response to that situation. that I hope will aid Christians in conscientiously objecting to such requests and policies.”

“Christ has a vision for the entire world and not just for our homes, which means that the scope of the gospel, the goal for which the Church is laboring, will not be accomplished until all the children of the world come under God’s blessing and have been taught a biblical worldview,”

What is Pastor Story Hour? Why should you come? How can you be praying?

What kind of bait does Satan go fishing with? How can we be protected from the hook of His temptations? Join us as we explore these things in the blog!

As our culture becomes increasingly less “Christian”, we will all face situations in which organizational policies and cultural expectations try to compel us to act in sinful ways or support and celebrate sinful activity. This post outlines how we can respond to those situations biblically.

What terrified the brutish king more than anything else? It was the same thing that gives us the greatest hope today!

Why was Jesus born in such meager circumstances? Why was he wrapped in Swaddling clothing? What significance does that make? Join us as we explore this humble sign and how it is connected to the heart of the Gospel!

It is not enough for theology to be understood. It must also be applied to every aspect of life, which is practical theology. It is particularly important to properly apply Scripture to the major controversial issues of our day. The State of Theology survey looked at how the church applies Scripture to political involvement, extramarital sex, abortion, gender, and homosexuality, revealing that some Christians have held firm to what Scripture teaches on these issues while others have compromised to the world’s perspective.

In our ongoing quest to understand eschatology, we have been following along with Jesus during His final moments on earth. Today, we will examine the heart of eschatology and what it will require of us?

Our individualistic culture often tempts us to view Christianity as merely a personal relationship with Jesus, but Scripture teaches that the Christian life is to be lived within the context of the local church. This post looks at the results of the Ligonier State of Theology survey regarding the church, which show that the American church is sorely deficient in this area.

When we think about the church as the “bride of Christ”, we must remember how easy it is to bring our anecdotal images, ideas, and societal expectations to bear... But we have to ask ourselves the question. Is this culture of “dating the church” a good thing? Should we “try before we buy” when it comes to the church?. That is what I plan to explore in this short little article…”

As the meat sweats, socially acceptable gluttony, and mild diabetic comas begin to subside, the question believers must continue to wrestle with, throughout the entire year is, "what is a life of thankfulness"? Who is responsible for the good in our life? And what is the telos of our thankfulness?

Scripture teaches that salvation is not a one-time event but a process that began in eternity past and will continue until the end of time. This post looks at the state of theology for the American church across the whole process of salvation. While some results in this category are positive, others point to a need for much more robust teaching on the entire process of salvation and the fact that God is the primary actor in it.

In our ongoing quest to understand eschatology, we have been following along with Jesus during His final moments on earth. Today, we will examine what many believe is Jesus’ teaching on the rapture. Are they right? Read on to find out.

In Christian theology it is just as important to know who we are as it is to know who God is. This post looks at the responses to the 2022 Ligonier State of Theology survey regarding the nature of man and sin.

Just as the questions about God’s nature revealed the American church to be generally idolatrous by misunderstanding who God is, the questions on man and sin revealed an overly high view of man and a failure to grasp the seriousness of sin, a view with cheapens the Gospel.