by Crystal | Dec 31, 2012 | A Pastor's Heart
Train for Godliness December 31, 2012 For centuries, Christians have cultivated theirrelationship with God through the regular practice of several simple habits,sometimes called “spiritual disciplines.” Most of us know the main ones: Biblereading, prayer, and...
by Crystal | Dec 24, 2012 | A Pastor's Heart
Good News of Great Joy December 24, 2012 How did the angel say it that night? “Unto you is bornthis day a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.” In that one sentence, we have theheart and soul of Christianity. It’s volumes of doctrine in one line. It’s thegospel in...
by Crystal | Dec 17, 2012 | A Pastor's Heart
A Pagan Festival or a Christian Holiday? December 17, 2012 Was Jesus born on December 25? Probably not. The Bibledoesn’t specify a date or even a month, but what little evidence we have pointsto a time for Jesus’ birth sometime in the fall, not the winter....
by Crystal | Dec 10, 2012 | A Pastor's Heart
Introducing Karl Peterson December 10, 2012 Karl and Glynn Peterson have been PHBF supported missionariesfor nearly ten years. In 1995, Karl, Glynnand six-month-old Elsa headed off to Portugalwhere they spent a year working on the Portuguese language in preparation...
by Crystal | Dec 3, 2012 | A Pastor's Heart
Why We Observe Advent December 3, 2012 One of our yearly traditions at Parker Hills is toobserve Advent for the four Sundays leading to Christmas. Short readings,candle lightings, and a Christmas-themed sermon series are the central featuresof our tradition. It’s a...
