Like last year, I’m using Tim Challies’ reading challenge to help guide my reading for this year. I’ll post monthly updates this year for tho...
As we enter into the last third of Ephesians, our prayer is that all of us would be strengthened so that Christ would be living His life through us. We want our relationships as members of the body of Christ to continue to grow in unity and minist...
We had planned for our California vacation for months, back to one of our favorite spots, a small coastal town in the central part of the state. A charming small motel, just across the street from the ocean, big red Adirondack chairs facing the su...
Well, like everyone else, I started this year with good intentions. And, like everyone else, my intentions didn't amount to much! Thanks, 2020. But seriously, for all its grieving, frustration, and difficulty, there were some pretty solid silver l...
Undoubtedly, many Christians in the U.S. were disappointed at the outcome of the recent presidential election. Then there’s COVID-19 with its restrictions, job losses, cancelled vacations and sadly, its deaths. It seems like a year with a lot to...
Ephesians is a wonderful letter from the Apostle Paul to the believers in Ephesus. It describes God’s loving plan to make a people for Himself in Christ and then describes how people should relate to one another in the church. Our prayer is that...
We are in a once in a century vortex. We are living through a difficult to pin-down pandemic. Everyone is weighed down by the constant flux of laws and guidelines that govern daily life. Its a presidential election year with both colliding and fra...
Our nation is in a fragile state right now. The amount of anger, hate, destruction, hurt, and controversy swirling around is unlike anything I’ve seen in my lifetime. The issues at hand are emotional ones for sure – how can they not be when yo...
Faith Bible Church has the amazing privilege of housing and supporting the Master’s Seminary's Spokane campus! By participating in pouring into the lives of the men being trained, Faith Bible Church has a gospel partnership with these men and th...
I’m excited to give an update on what has been going on in Doxa College Ministry over the last few months. I’m thankful to be able to say that despite the adjustments in expectations and rearrangements of strategies that have been necessary be...
I hope that you have gotten a chance to join the in-person gatherings at FBC over these last few weeks! For Ashley and I, they have been so refreshing even with the extra restrictions and precautions due to the virus. But, that prompts a question....
We thank God for the steps that are unfolding to start in person worship of our great God. Seeing others and encouraging others face to face is built in to the fabric of Biblical Christianity. We encourage you to utilize the gathering sizes that a...
Churches Can Begin the Process of Re-opening in Spokane! That's great news and an answer to prayer! It will be a joy to worship with more and more people. Still, it will be nowhere like normal. Today's announcement by the Governor allows for gathe...
I remember about a year ago, my eyes were opened and my heart was softened to serve a specific way in my church. A beloved sister at my church had battled with cancer for a while and just recently went home to be with the Lord. What struck me is t...
As he lay isolated and alone on his sick bed John Donne thought he was dying. And with good reason. The specter of bubonic plague haunted the streets of London striking down 1,000 persons per day. The year was 1623. Three waves of the plague swep...
During this time it may be easy to become isolated. And while we truly believe in-person fellowship is a vital part of Christian growth, during this crisis, we want to provide you with digital tools to stay connected to one another and the church....