With a church made up of people from all sorts of backgrounds, personalities, opinions, and walks of life, there are bound to be times
Written by Andrew Longmire Josiah Boyd
- October 13, 2021
It occurred to me that someone wandering into our service today would be very confused about what just happened here. Hot tubs are for
Written by Jim Rennie
- October 10, 2021
In the Spring of 2020, the Adult Sunday School class at Oakridge began working our way through the book of Acts. What follows are
Written by Josiah Boyd
- October 10, 2021
“If I were an advertising executive writing promotional copy for the sale of the memoirs of Nehemiah … I would have an easy and
Written by Christopher Johnson Josiah Boyd
- October 9, 2021
In the second parable of Matthew 13, Jesus tells a story about a land-owner, his wheat field, and a dastardly plot by an enemy
Written by Josiah Boyd Andrew Longmire
- October 6, 2021
The thirteenth chapter of Matthew’s gospel records an abrupt shift in Jesus’s teaching ministry. Responding to his formal rejection as messianic King by Israel’s
Written by Josiah Boyd
- October 3, 2021
After a seven-decade-long, divinely-orchestrated, and well-deserved disciplinary timeout in Babylonian exile, God’s chosen people are allowed (and encouraged!) to return back to the Promised
Written by Donna Petter Josiah Boyd
- October 2, 2021
In a dramatic shift in tactics, noted by his disciples themselves, Jesus begins teaching the crowds using parables in Matthew 13. But what brought
Written by Josiah Boyd Andrew Longmire
- September 29, 2021
Up to this point in Matthew’s gospel there has been a consistent and clear proclamation of the nearness of the kingdom of heaven (see
Written by Josiah Boyd
- September 26, 2021
In the Spring of 2020, the Adult Sunday School class at Oakridge began working our way through the book of Acts. What follows are
Written by Andrew Longmire Josiah Boyd
- September 26, 2021
While the books of Samuel and Kings are hefty, jam-packed, and quick-moving texts, they’re only the first two pairs of a history-rich triplet. We
Written by Shane Angland Josiah Boyd
- September 25, 2021
In Psalm 84 we see the author describe the longing they feel within themselves to be in God’s presence and worship Him the way
Written by Andrew Longmire Josiah Boyd
- September 22, 2021