God gave us the command to read, study, and memorize His Word, and we are blessed with the privilege to obey that command. Not only is meditating on God’s Word a command, it is a joy and a delight to the born-again Christian. But imagine if you did not know how to read. You could still listen to someone else read the Bible aloud, but you would have an easier and more rewarding experience if you could read it for yourself.
Now what about singing? Just like reading God’s Word, we are commanded to sing. The same God who requires us to seek and love Him also requires us to praise Him with our voices and with our music. Yet unlike reading God’s Word, many Christians do not know how to read music. This is because the world,...

The Lord has blessed us with an additional two deacons bringing our number of deacons to four. Matthew Pruitt (left) and Landon Sheets (right) are faithful servants of Christ who are willing to serve in any way at any time. They have earned the reputation of being recognized as sacrificial servants of Christ. 
Matthew and his wife Malinda are active members of our young adult Sunday school class (Crossroads). He is currently working on modifying and expanding our visitation ministry and ministry to shut-ins. He also regularly serves on our audio/video team and fills in when needed in our music ministry. 
Landon and his wife Jennie serve in our Crossroads ministry where Landon serves as our teacher and leader. He...

I was privileged to return to Czech Republic last week where we served into our 20th year. I was privileged to participate in the annual board meeting of the Czech Bible Institute and Didasko Publishing Ministry. The Lord allowed us to establish those ministries while serving as missionaries. Now everything is led by national leadership.
Church planting was also a major part of our ministry there. It was exhilarating to return to what is now a fully functional local church that we began helping to plant about 6 years ago. Anthony Vahala now serves as the pastor of this congregation (Bible Fellowship of Ostrava). He invited me to speak on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood for their annual church retreat. Additionally, I was...