by Rev. Chuck Muether, Director of Advancement It was a dark and stormy night. No, that’s not how you start a crime novel, and Rev. J. Mark Bertrand should know because he has written three of them. Considered “a major crime fiction talent” by The Weekly Standard, Rev. Bertrand, an ordained minister in the Presbyterian […]
Faithful Savior (1): Effective
References: Ps. 23:4, Jn. 10 It is certainly nothing new for God’s people to struggle in life with difficulties, small and great. The normal concerns for life are many: we think of health, economic status, relationships, and many more. Throughout the history of the church, extraordinary concerns have also arisen. Disease and poverty have at […]
I Belong to Jesus Christ (3): What This Means For Now
References: I John 3:1; John 17:1-10 From last week’s post: The key word is love. By the grace of God, you, the sinner, belong to Jesus. And yet God has not changed. He cannot allow unholiness… Remember: we can appear before God not through gold or silver, but with His precious blood. The reality of belonging to […]