Bear Morton
Unacceptable Worship
Worship is a spring that wells out of a redeemed person’s life. God alone prescribes what worship looks like and what it doesn’t. The...
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Daron Alleman
Apr 303 min read
Words for a Graduate
This is May, the month we celebrate graduations. Graduations always cause me to reflect on one of the greatest graduation speeches I’ve...
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Bear Morton
Apr 303 min read
Blessings from Being United in Christ
In the book of Galatians, Paul points to our union with Christ that results from His justification in our lives. This is so profound,...
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Nate Youtzy
Mar 313 min read
Babel and the Church
As a corporate worship pastor, my time is often spent considering how our corporate worship, as well as our church as a whole, is...
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Bear Morton
Mar 14 min read
Snow Globe
Snow globes. When shaken, they are a display of the beauty that snow adds to a scene. Yet when you find yourself in one, so to speak, and...
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Mike Smith
Mar 12 min read
Jonah's Prayer
This year’s Winter Camp teaching consisted of going through the book of Jonah with the teens. I was assigned to teach chapter 2, Jonah’s...
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Bear Morton
Feb 14 min read
Biblical Thinking on Spiritual Warfare
We have heard the phrase, “You are in a spiritual battle.” Usually, this is within the context of a trial in your life in which you...
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Casey Brown
Feb 14 min read
Defining Moments
Have you ever noticed that there are moments in life that seem to jump to the top of your mind when you hear the phrase, “defining...
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Daron Alleman
Jan 13 min read
Praying in the New Year
If you happen to be reading this, you’ve made it to a new year. Congratulations, and Happy New Year. Welcome to 2024. With the new year,...
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Bear Morton
Sep 30, 20233 min read
Encouraging One Another
Encouragement. We all need it. Especially in our walk in Christ. Yes, Christ is the great Encourager, but He also commanded that we who...
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Nate Youtzy
Sep 30, 20233 min read
If I Don’t Like the Music at My Church…
Picture this: You have found the one. The church that you have been dreaming of. The pastor preaches faithfully from Scripture week in...
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Nate Youtzy
Aug 31, 20233 min read
Music in our Gatherings: Who Is it For?
Everyone has an opinion on music in the church, and I’ve heard many of them: it is not upbeat enough. It’s not relevant. It’s too...
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Daron Alleman
Aug 31, 20233 min read
Beginnings
If the foundations are destroyed what can the righteous do? – Psalm 11:3 Beginnings matter. You only have one opportunity to make a good...
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Nate Youtzy
Jul 31, 20233 min read
Music: Contemporary or Traditional? (Part 2)
In my previous article, we asked an important question: Should music in the church be contemporary or traditional? The answer is that...
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Nate Youtzy
Jun 30, 20233 min read
Music: Contemporary or Traditional? (Part 1)
In many churches today, there is a never-ending battle over the type of music that the church uses. Some assert that the hymns are the...
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Bear Morton
Feb 1, 20234 min read
All For One and One For All!
Many of you are familiar with the book by Alexander Dumas entitled The Three Musketeers. The heroes of that story had as their motto,...
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Casey Brown
Feb 1, 20233 min read
It's Not Meaningless
As I sit here and write this note tonight there are many within our church body that are on my heart and my mind. In times of struggle,...
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Daron Alleman
Dec 2, 20223 min read
Christ-Centered Worship
The picture of three Wise Men worshipping the baby Jesus at the manger is a familiar one to many people during the Christmas season. The...
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Bear Morton
Dec 2, 20224 min read
The God of Second Chances
How often do we think, I wish I had a do-over, a second chance. Maybe this conversation didn’t go well, or that relationship ended on the...
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Bear Morton
Sep 30, 20224 min read
Oh, How the Mighty Will Fall
Oh, the ugly sin of pride. It is easy to spot it in others, but it goes undetected in our own lives. In a biblical sense, pride pits your...
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