How do we know the Holy Spirit is a person?

When we studied the Trinity last winter, one of the more perplexing issues that we ran up against was the question of the individual personhood and distinct existence of the Holy Spirit. It was easy to see that the Father was the Father, and that Jesus was Jesus, and...

What do we believe?

We are updating our “what we believe” section on the church website. Since most likely none of you check that page regularly, it seemed like a good idea to post it here for you to read and think through. If you have any questions about any of these things,...

Help for difficult issues in the Old Testament

Sometimes in the course of sharing the gospel with people, they want to discuss difficult passages or themes in the Bible. The Old Testament is a special target for this, because, let’s face it, there’s some pretty surprising stories in all that history....

To remember scripture…Sing it.

True story: Some years ago, when my sister was getting ready to go to college, my dad was reading through the available scholarships that the school (Philadelphia Biblical University) offered. He noticed, buried somewhere in the literature, one unique offer. There was...