How shouldChristians live in this toxic world? Rev.Jason Helopoulos boils down the answer into four parts taken from1 Peter 2:17 in his article, "The Christian Light in This Present Darkness."...

About 20 years ago, Joanna Weaver wrote a book calledHaving a Mary Heart in a Martha World. This is a catchy title, and it captures the struggle we saw this past Sunday in Luke 10:38-42. Martha, though wanting to serve Jesus out of love, became distracted, preoccupied, or pulled away by that very service. The cares of the world, in this case not evil in themselves, took an...

**GPCwill not have Sunday School until further notice.** We will have 10:30 AM and 6:00 PM worship services. These services will be both at the church and live streamed. If you plan to participate in corporate worship, please remember and be aware of the following: The service schedule is determined by last names for folk who are able toparticipate in corporate worship:...

Proverbs 25:11 says, "A word fitly spokenis like apples of gold in a setting of silver." Believers in Jesus Christ acknowledge this truth, but we struggle regularly with knowing when, what, and how to speak. And then there's the art of listening.... Rev.Dr. Charles Barrett offers us encouragement in these areas as we seek to be salt and light in a world that so desperately...

"And he said, 'The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground. He sleeps and rises night and day, and the seed sprouts and grows; he knows not how. The earth produces by itself, first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear.'" (Mark 4:26-28) Parables can be described as earthly stories with heavenly messages. They include elements of e...

**GPCwill not have Sunday School until further notice.** We will have 10:30 AM and 6:00 PM worship services. These services will be both at the church and live streamed. If you plan to participate in corporate worship, please remember and be aware of the following: The service schedule is determined by last names for folk who are able toparticipate in corporate worship:...

How can Christians influence the culture? There are many ways, of course, but Kevin DeYoung suggests a specific strategy in his most recent article. Some of us are not able to be "on the front lines," but we can celebrate, encourage, and assist those who are....

Sheltering in Place - Is It Safe? Of course, it's safe, at least for some period of time, if battling the effects of a pandemic is the goal. But sheltering in place is not a good way to nurture your spiritual life, given the extended periods of time believers are away from the Lord's house on Sundays. We all understand that combatting the novel coronavirus is facilitated...

**GPCwill not have Sunday School until further notice.** We will have 10:30 AM and 6:00 PM worship services. These services will be both at the church and live streamed. If you plan to participate in corporate worship, please remember and be aware of the following: The service schedule is determined by last names for folk who are able toparticipate in corporate worship:...

You may recall Pastor Andy Young's article, "Worship and Coronavirus," which we posted in early April. Pastor Andy exhorted us to keep thinking biblically about worship even though we couldn't' gather. Now that it's safe for some to assemble and in anticipation of when we all can be together again on the Lord's Day, Rev. Dr. David Gunderson offers a similar encouragement i...