by Andy Aikens | Jun 19, 2017 | Blogs
You were made to hope in God. We have sent this message into the community, and we will be seeking to keep it in front of them for some time. The Bible is clear about our purpose and our design. From Genesis 1 to Acts 17 to Romans 9 we discover that God made us for...
by Andy Aikens | May 18, 2017 | Blogs
Trusting God with What is Next In Hebrews 11:8-10 we read, “By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place that he was to receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going. By faith he went to live in the land of promise, as...
by Andy Aikens | Feb 1, 2017 | Blogs
Understanding that the Bible is primarily about God is a helpful truth to grasp. The video below by Tim Keller is concise and helpful. But he uses the word “basically” to describe the Bible’s central truth, and at one point declares, “The Bible...
by Andy Aikens | Jan 23, 2017 | Blogs
Have you ever found yourself saying or doing something (a sin) that completely surprised you? If someone had asked you a few days beforehand, “would you ever…?” you are fairly certain your answer would have been , “never.” And yet there you were just the other day...
by Andy Aikens | Dec 26, 2016 | Blogs
Life beats with a natural rhythm and beauty. For some this may be more difficult to see. Yet, creation is like a canvas, and God is the master artist. Our existence and the world in which we live manifests an innate poetry placed there by its maker. Psalm 19 explains...
by Andy Aikens | Dec 22, 2016 | Blogs, Uncategorized
Hypocrisy is like cancer. The inconsistency between what I profess and how I act is damaging to me and others. We overcome duplicity through the grace of integration. Integration is the process of taking the principles one professes to believe and living them out with...