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Festival of Jesus 2019
When you reflect on your life there are certain events you find life-changing. Attending the Rock Church of India’s Festival of Jesus held in January of 2019 was one such event for me. The annual festival held in Rajahmundry, India, displayed the power and love of God including the ability of a church to have a major impact on a community.
Her hands were made whole…
I want to tell you a story that the Bishop of the Rock Church of India told me a few months ago. A story about a little girl whose hands were covered in boils. They came to the house, a girl still in middle school and…
Music in the Reformation
Luther and Calvin’s Contributions to Music in the Vernacular Although the Reformation of the 1500s enacted numerous dramatic changes in Christianity, perhaps none were more important than those…
Creation – Soteriology and Redemption
Paul believed that as creation was subjected to futility because of mankind, therefore when the children of God are set free from the law of sin, creation would also be…
Traditions of the Early Church
The structure and traditions of contemporary Christian services has been birthed out of very similar traditions of the Early Church. These traditions have been handed down from age to age…
Two Words: “Jesus, help!”
On Election Day, I was excited to vote. I pictured millions of Americans waiting in long lines. The thought made me feel connected to citizens living thousands of miles away. I smiled to myself…
Did you learn to love?
Did you learn to love your neighbor down the street who doesn’t look like you? Did you learn to love your classmate who has a lifestyle you disagree with? Did you learn to love your coworker who practices a …
The Spider and Hurricane Matthew
A few weeks ago, a spider stung its web outside the window that separates the kitchen from the backyard. When I washed my hands, cleaned dishes, or prepared a…
Greeted by Jesus
“I heard her outside. I was in so much pain that I didn’t want to check but eventually I went outside. As I walked out of my house I was greeted by Jesus. He was holding my daughter in His hands…”
On Being His…
(Reader)
Fear not my soul,
you belong to Him who sits on the throne,
You belong not for this cold world…
On His Sweetness
In the beginning God… Oh how I delight in thy name O God – there is a profound sweetness, a delight, a flutter of my heart a feeling that can be only described as indescribable. An emotion that permeates my whole a…
The Widow’s Offering
Meet Rammanamma. In 2014, she gave her pastor, 4,000 Ruppees (approx. $61), and asked him to use that money for her funeral expenses.
I can read…
Meet the woman who did not know how to read… She was attending the Lent street meetings after being invited by a Church member.