By Pastor Dale Meador, Bear Creek Church, Medford, Oregon
1. YOUR MARRIAGE: If you’re always battling your children, or if issues in parenting are the source of frustration in the home, or (worse) a bone of contention between you and your spouse, your children will drive you and your spouse apart. 2. YOUR TESTIMONY: Say what you will about the Lord’s work in your [...]
Okay, so while running marathons, I have a lot of time to think. The way I run, a LOT of time. And one of the things I always think is, “I should write down these things I’ve learned about running marathons.” There are two reasons I should do this: it seems like every time I [...]
Go ahead and vote, by all means. But be sure to do these ten things first. Important as voting is, these are even more important. 1. Humble up. Elections are often described as “battles,” and war breeds pride among both victors and the vanquished. Don’t be a casualty of this war. Do nothing from [...]
What does Romans 8:29 mean when it says, “…those whom [God] foreknew he also predestined?” Some people struggle with predestination, so they try to get God off the hook with a wrong view of foreknowledge. These people understand Romans 8:29 to be saying that God merely chooses us because He is able to know—in advance—that [...]
How should persons with disabilities be treated at Bear Creek Church? The elderly? African-Americans? On a recent Sunday, I shared with our congregation some of my concerns about our treatment of guests. This was a result of a couple of incidents I had witnessed which I recalled to the congregation and which I recount in [...]