Articles by: Pastor Rod Hembree

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

God came to earth in the form of man to save us from our sins. This is the cornerstone of the whole Bible. It is why the Scriptures were written in the first place. As we continue to read and listen to the Word of

The his month we will see three of the major prophets of the Bible tell us in different ways how God reveals His plans to us, and how we can and should obey His Word. God desires us to know what He is doing so

The books of the prophets are both direct and challenging. As a royal prophet, Isaiah spoke to and during the reigns of four kings of Jerusalem: Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah. There were many historical shifts and changes during his ministry. The northern country of

The Book of Psalms was written primarily by King David. Within its 150 chapters, the Psalms contain one of the shortest chapters in the Bible (Psalm 117) and the longest chapter in the Bible (Psalm 119). The Bible not only explains that we should “sing

The Book of Job shows the unpopular truths of life. The reality of evil having its way is real. We often tend to cast blame on others, but Job cast evil’s blame to God. This is hard. God is testing Job by letting evil run