Sunday, July 20: Faith for the Famine

Faith,  I have a provocative verse for you: "And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him" (Hebrews 11:6). Why would it be "impossible" to please God without faith? Perhaps it would be helpful to remember that Christianity is fundamentally about…

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Sunday: Faithfulness First

Faith,  How's your faith? We are Faith Covenant Church, after all. We should be growing in our faith. OK, so what is faith? Let's keep it simple: Faith = Belief + Dependence + Loyalty. Thus, we as disciples of Jesus don't just believe that Jesus is Lord. We dependupon Jesus as Lord, and we are loyal to Him as Lord.   "Fair enough, Pastor Brad. Agreed!" Great! So, is there ever a time…

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Sunday: July 6, 2025 – The Boundaries of Authority

Hello, Faith family! Happy Fourth of July! I hope you’re enjoying a long holiday weekend. I also hope that you get to enjoy some intentional, colorful, safely distanced explosives (fireworks).  Our country began in 1776 when colonists decided that they didn’t like the way that King George was exercising authority over them. They felt unrepresented…

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Sunday: June 29, 2025 Seeing Yourself Clearly

Faith,  One of my favorite quotes comes from Muriel Rukeyser: "The universe is made of stories, not of atoms." So true! The stories we tell, the stories we believe, and the stories we follow direct the course of our lives and the lives of those around us. The stories we believe literally direct the actions our bodies take. …

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