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Holding Abigail Communion Fear Not Grace Supremacy Theodicy
Holding Abigail

Holding Abigail

by Shelley Hankins

"They wanted me to stay. They wanted her to go. All I wanted was to hold her. Smell her. Sing to her. If these kind strangers had ripped my beating heart out and held it before my eyes, it couldn't have hurt more. This was only the first taste of letting go. We walked through pain and loss by grace alone, and we learned the bitterness and the sweetness of letting go."

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Reviews:

"So much love and faith. A touching story of God’s grace and how a beautiful woman turned great sorrow and loss into love and understanding. I would recommend everyone read this book, whether they have suffered such great loss or not. Shelly has poured out her heart and soul in such a graceful way as to help others who may have suffered a loss as great as her own family has suffered."

"Loved reading your story. Precious memories. Although I never lost a child who had been physically born, I did lose four. Sharing your story was brave."

"Touches the emotions and very soul. Finding peace and love even in the midst of the storms of life. Finding hope through despair. The loss of a child- such an unbearable burden. I haven’t experienced that particular burden. But even so my comparably minor burdens resonated with this-the feelings of grief and despair- yet through it all experiencing our Saviors intimate love, comfort."

 

Communion

 

“Do this, as often as you drink it,

in remembrance of me.”

By Tim Walker, Pastor Emeritus

 

Communion was first shared between Melchizedek, the mysterious messianic archetype, and Abraham, the seminal covenant heir, amid a great battle for life and soul.  This first glimpse into God’s revelation of communion illuminates its eternal nature as well as its temporal implications.

 

Similarly, Jesus, who knows no beginning or end, meets us amid the struggles of life to expose the battle before us – to either surrender to Him for provision, deliverance, and promise or to align ourselves with the world’s ethos.  As we live the discipline of communion, the duration of each moment intersects (sometimes collides) with the eternal promise in Christ.

 

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Fear Not

Fear Not

 

Christians Escaping Anxiety

by Tim Walker, Pastor Emeritus

What is Anxiety?
Merriam Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary defines anxiety as a “painful or apprehensive uneasiness of mind usually over and impending or anticipated ill.”

WebMD states that anxiety is simply a “feeling of apprehension, fear or worry.”

Dr. Charles Swindoll writes, “Anxiety is the painful uneasiness of the mind that feeds on impending fears. In its mildest form we simply churn. In its most severe form we panic.”.

 

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Grace

Grace

Walking With God

By Tim Walker, Pastor Emeritus

Introduction
“Amazing grace! how sweet the sound, that saved a wretch like me!
I once was lost, but now I’m found, was blind, but now I see.
Twas grace that taught my heart to fear, and grace my fears relieved;
how precious did that grace appear the hour I first believed!
Thro’ many dangers, toils, and snares, I have already come;
tis grace hath bro’t me safe thus far, and grace will lead me home.
The Lord has promised good to me, His word my hope secures;
He will my shield and portion be as long as life endures.”

Oh, what wealth we find in this simple, yet beautiful song. God’s grace is truly amazing.

 

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Supremacy

Supremacy

 

A Thematic Outline of Paul’s Letter to The Colossians

By Tim Walker, Pastor Emeritus

“He is the exact radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power.” Hebrews 1

I. THE ABSOLUTE SUPREMACY OF CHRIST

  A. HE IS:
the image of the invisible God 1:15
Matthew 1:23; John 1:18; John 14:9-11; Hebrews 1:3
first-born of all creation 1:15
John 1:1-18; John 3:16-18; John 10:30 & 14:9; 1st John 4:9
before all things 1:17........

 

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Theodicy

Theodicy

 

         The Existence of Evil in a Good & Omnipotent God’s World

By Tim Walker, Pastor Emeritus

Introduction

“God is so good,
God is so good, “He cares for me,
God is so good, He cares for me,
He’s so good to me!” He cares for me,
He’s so good to me!”

High in the protective hills of religiosity, children are taught to believe in one unshakable truth; God is good. Yet down on the breaks of living, waves of tragedy buffet our fleeting shores – “My soul is in anguish. How long, O LORD, how long?” (Psalm 6:3 NIV) Such a cry to God reaches for the defense of the goodness and omnipotence of God in view of the existence of evil. A finite study, such as this, in the seemingly infinite discussions that surround evil found in a Good God’s world, must first appreciate what it is not. This endeavor is not an attempt to summarize or critique the many theories pertaining to Theodicy, nor does it hope to discover the ever-elusive definitive answer to such an inquest. Rather, the work at hand is a journey back toward the irreducible minimums set up in God’s revelation of Himself, recognizing that any “answers” must be found amidst such parameters. More importantly, this endeavor, in no way, attempts to build a framework for ministering to the countless casualties left in tragedy’s wake. It hopes, however, to point toward the foundation upon which all true comfort must be constructed.

 

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