By Cheryl Hempy Life is short, I want to live it well. One life. One story to tell…And You’re the One I’m living for. –Jon Foreman I want to tell you about one story from … Read More
Spiritual Ancestry.com
In 2012 the popular website ancestry.com sold for a whopping $1.6 billion. A mere four years later it is estimated that the worth of this site is around $2.6 billion. It appears a lot of … Read More
For Whom Then Shall We Vote?
Maybe you heard the one-liner that has Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton stranded in the middle of the ocean on a tiny lifeboat. Who survives? Answer? America. The joke isn’t that funny, but it points … Read More
Honduras Trip Report
By John Robertson Members of our sister church, Iglesia de Dios – Eben Ezer, in Tegucigalpa (Teguz), Honduras, send their enthusiastic greetings to all the members of SBCC. A close relationship between our fellowships has … Read More
Turning Points
Even a casual reading of history makes it obvious that there are pivotal events where everything changes. Consider just a few of the turning points in our modern era. The dropping of atomic bombs on … Read More
It’s Not Just For Parents!
We are called by Jesus to be a counter-cultural community, reflecting the kingdom of God. God working in His people as they seek to follow the Word shapes what that looks like within each generation. … Read More
Thy Neighbor’s Wife
You shall not commit adultery… You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife… Exodus 20:14, 17 He who commits adultery lacks sense; he who does it destroys himself. He will … Read More
The Subtle Heresy of Marcion
For the last two thousand years or more the church of Jesus Christ has been plagued by heresies. The charge heretic has been leveled, sometimes justly and sometimes unjustly, at a myriad of perceived errors … Read More
Samson and Daleiden
Do you remember that story in the book of Judges? The one where the big strong guy was taken down by the persistence of a beautiful siren? This powerful Samson, you see, could tie together … Read More
The Goodness of Not Being Forgotten
I don’t want to ruin your day, but a few weeks hence and no one will know your name. Okay, I’m exaggerating! A bit more accurately, in two or three generations you will not be … Read More