Articles by: Pastor Rod Hembree

Many in today’s world see their future integrally connected with their country. The rush toward nationalism as a healing agent for our problems is not new, however. God sees the future in terms of His plan and will. It is not about our country, it

Isaiah witnessed an existential threat to God’s people firsthand. King Hezekiah worked hard to clean up the small southern kingdom of Judah from false gods and pagan worship practices. God usually rewards such dedication and devotion and often relents any incoming judgment. But Hezekiah was

There is a brilliant motto on the US dollar: “In God We Trust.” Notice that it is not ‘in money we trust’, or ‘in banks’, or ‘in the US President’––it is God. Originally used during the Civil War, it means that the political, social, and

The Bible claims to be God’s Word. God does not lie, nor does He work in deceit. The LORD speaks only in truth. If we truly believe that, then we should treat the Bible very differently than an ordinary book. God is speaking spiritual truths

The Bible is the most unique book in all of history. A recent study showed that, in the last year, sales of this ancient book are up. The Bible is the publication of the words of the Holy Spirit to all humankind, in every nation, to

When God established Israel as a nation, He made the priesthood a fundamental element of it. While other cultures and nations also had priesthoods, Israel’s was not a copy of these, but something new. This is like what we see with the Law of God

I remember taking police training earlier in my life, and I learned a lot in a short period of time. One thing that really caught my attention was that all our laws in Western civilization were all based on the Bible, particularly, the Ten Commandments.

Anytime we see the word ‘conclusion’, we know it is the end. But, in this case, the end is only the beginning! As we read through the Bible each year, we can hear the words of God’s Holy Spirit speak to us, deepening the roots

How do we navigate through stressful times and conflict? There are many causes for times like that. Some causes we have witnessed this year in September. With storms like hurricane Helene that caused mass destruction across the southeast United States. Many people were killed, and

It seems to me that one of the most troubling aspects of life is change. There are different kinds of change, of course, but think about the first change in your life that really affected you. Sometimes those changes are good, and sometimes they are