The story of faith through history includes many unlikely individuals whom God used to guard the truth of the Gospel, some to the point of giving up their lives. One such man was John Brown. Not the abolitionist John Brown, but the Scottish farmer John Brown. He was a poor man who never owned more … Continue reading Guard what was committed to your trust
“Religion begat prosperity and the daughter devoured the mother.” Kent Hughes explains Cotton Mather’s quote by saying that when a person comes to Christ by faith and is born again, his life is turned upside down. Old bad habits are replaced with new good habits of faith and love and hard work and gratitude. He … Continue reading Attitudes to avoid, actions to adopt
The story of Junior Seau’s suicide is still reverberating in the sports world. The all-Pro NFL linebacker who played for 20 years took his own life a few weeks ago, and no one really knows why. The best guess is that football was Junior’s life and he simply did not know how to live … Continue reading Be assured: None has to climb alone
A little boy said to the girl next door, “I wonder what my mother would like for Mother’s Day?” She said, “You could decide to keep your room clean and orderly, and go to bed as soon as she calls you. You could brush your teeth without having to be told, and quit fighting … Continue reading God’s refrigerator art of motherhood
Antioch was born on Mother’s Day in 1987, and the five families who formed the core knew that God had called us together to be a church. We also thought that we were the church that this county had needed all along. At least, that thought probably crossed my mind because of my years … Continue reading Counting 25 years with my spiritual home
There are many things in this world for which we humans have freedom to come up with different design. Transportation is one. If you can design a vehicle that takes people safely from one place to another with greater efficiency, you can make a name for yourself. Mousetraps are also negotiable. You know the saying. … Continue reading Marriage is God’s idea
J. Mark Fox 