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What is the church? Part II

In the last article, we identified five characteristics of the Church to answer the question, “What is the church?” Today we will finish answering this ... Read more

by Matthew Homan, Wednesday, March 15, 2017 10:14 am

Guest columns

What is the church? Part I

We ask the question, “What is the church?” as we begin our Membership 101 articles.  David Platt defines the church this way: “the church is ... Read more

by Matthew Homan, Wednesday, March 1, 2017 10:45 am

Columns

Membership 101

“I believe in Jesus, but I’m not a fan of organized religion.”  Or, how about, “I can worship God when I go out fishing on ... Read more

by Matthew Homan, Wednesday, February 15, 2017 10:32 am

Columns

Pray for the king

Franklin Graham did not offer a prayer at the inauguration of President Donald Trump. He walked to the podium and after a quick joke about ... Read more

by Matthew Homan, Wednesday, February 1, 2017 10:22 am

Columns

Seeking God’s spirit and truth

My mind is still racing with images of Guatemala. We just arrived home on Saturday night. Eight of us from this community spent one week ... Read more

by Matthew Homan, Wednesday, January 18, 2017 4:25 pm

Guest columns

Build a toolbox of discernment

No longer is the church the Christian’s only source of biblical teaching. My congregation can listen to my sermon on Sunday, Google the subject and ... Read more

by Matthew Homan, Wednesday, January 4, 2017 11:07 am

Guest columns

The Lord is come, but He’s coming

One can assume that Isaac Watts did not envision the thousands of churches that would still be singing his song, “Joy to the World,” on ... Read more

by Matthew Homan, Wednesday, December 21, 2016 10:34 am

Guest columns

We need God more than He needs us

I read a church sign a few years ago that said “If you’re a Christian, God needs you.”  Now I think I know what that ... Read more

by Matthew Homan, Wednesday, December 7, 2016 10:30 am

Church & Community

Haunted houses, heaven and hell

Halloween festivities are in full swing. Maybe you have carved a pumpkin or scanned the paper for some coupons on bags of candy. One thing ... Read more

by Matthew Homan, Wednesday, October 26, 2016 2:51 pm

Church & Community

Amazing grace: Let it save some more wretches

With a pressure cooker bomb detonating in New York and a mall stabbing in Minnesota, we once more come face-to-face with the real threat of ... Read more

by Matthew Homan, Wednesday, September 28, 2016 7:23 am

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