Month: April 2020

Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs

30, April, 2020Posted by :Zach Ellsworth

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Within the pages of the Bible, no book is quoted more than the book of Psalms. And of course it is. First—and maybe most obviously—the book of Psalms is a big book. It isn’t [...]

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What Makes a Good Church?

28, April, 2020Posted by :Benjamin Halliburton

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On Saturday, April 26, I went to Prairie View Christian Church the same way I had the previous six weeks. I got there around 3:45 PM, checked the mail, turned on the lights and sou [...]

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Our (Not So) Hidden Idols

23, April, 2020Posted by :Zach Ellsworth

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Anyone familiar with the Bible will be familiar with idolatry. It is forbidden in the Ten Commandments and routinely condemned in both Old and New Testaments. It is the worship of [...]

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God’s Work, and Ours

21, April, 2020Posted by :Benjamin Halliburton

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Last week, New York governor Andrew Cuomo said this in response to his state’s success in “flattening the curve”, and reducing the expected numbers of illnesses a [...]

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Strength to Stay Home

16, April, 2020Posted by :Zach Ellsworth

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When I was a little boy, I loved baseball. My brother and I, with help from our friends, played so much baseball in our backyard that we wore dirt patches into the grass where base [...]

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Hidden Lives

14, April, 2020Posted by :Benjamin Halliburton

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On Sunday evening, I watched a movie I’d heard a great deal about (and which seemed appropriate for Easter). The movie is called “A Hidden Life”, and based on tru [...]

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Yes, Jesus Loves Me!

09, April, 2020Posted by :Zach Ellsworth

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For the past two days I’ve been in what I’m calling a “funk”. I feel distracted and irritable. I’ve struggled to write this blog. I’m not sure what’s wrong. Frankly, [...]

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The Great Equalizer

07, April, 2020Posted by :Benjamin Halliburton

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Ever since the global pandemic of COVID-19 had its coming out party in the United States, people from all walks of life have responded differently. What’s been particularly n [...]

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Worshiping With God’s House

02, April, 2020Posted by :Zach Ellsworth

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It has become common to hear the church referred to as the people and not the place. And I agree wholeheartedly with this statement. I don’t think anyone is itching to get back t [...]

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