After so many years of formal and personal training by the Holy Spirit (through the church, Bible college and seminary) into knowing and trusting God’s Word, becoming disciplined, and serving others with our gifts, God has granted Che and I the desires of our hearts—to plant a new church, as embassy, in an unchurched community … Read more
Belinda asks: How does the authority of the local church, given by Jesus relate to the title deed which went from Adam and Eve to Satan? Does Satan have any authority? Is church authority related? Do you know of any relevant verse references? Great questions that show a wonderful desire to understand the state of … Read more
Today’s Q&A is a very special one for my wife and me. We just found out our wonderful mentor and father in the Word was diagnosed with lymphoma. With great care and great diligence in the Scriptures, Stan Linder was used to mature Che and me to think and act more like Christ. God worked … Read more
Just as Jesus was glorified with the Father after His redemptive and disciple-making work on earth was finished (Jn 17:4-8), our glorification with Jesus will only happen after we have finished our work here as well. We have work to do (Mt 4:19-20; 28:18-20; Acts 1:8)! This also begs the question… “Can we truly call … Read more
Greetings to all that have helped my wife and me to this point in our desire to plant a church to reach our community for Christ. Thank you for your continued prayers despite having no update until this point. We have been undergoing a lot of life changes from changing jobs, changing churches, getting my … Read more