Articles by: Pastor Rod Hembree

The problem with discerning truth today is not that we have the ability make decisions about what truth is, but that we are limited in discovering the truth from the sources we have. The Bible is available to everyone in the Western world. If we

There are many people today who claim to be a prophet. But what does that mean? A prophet, according to common understanding, is someone who hears the LORD in his spirit and tells others what God is saying for us right now. But how do

A prophet is called by God to speak on His behalf. A prophecy is spoken in a variety of ways, such as moral judgment, a call to action and repentance, a prediction of what will happen, and so on. But despite the differences in subject

In Hebrew, wisdom means, “to be prudent, to be circumspect, to have understanding”. Israel’s contribution to wisdom literature is to place all wisdom in the context of faith in the LORD. What is interesting about biblical wisdom is that it requires us to think about

Not only will we complete the book of Job this month, but we will also finish things off in the Psalms! While Job is a wonderful book that offers a deeper theological and moral insight, the Psalmists speak to our soul from a different perspective.

When governments govern themselves, it creates a huge mess. One nation will always have more power, and other nations will covet that power. Decisions are made in the name of prosperity, prestige, and pride. Yet sooner or later the pendulum of public opinion or a

When the Israelites were delivered out of Egypt, Moses gave the Law of God to the people. Now, some 39 years later of wandering through the wilderness, Moses reiterates the Law of God to the people in the form of a covenant. But would this

God introduces Himself to every generation and nation of people in a way that they could understand Him if they would listen. Romans 1 tells us that all men and women are without excuse. They have revelations of God in nature, in the Bible, and

The Hebrew word for Genesis is B’resheet, and it means, “in the beginning”. The Greek word used for Genesis means, “source, origin, or beginning”. The first eleven chapters of Genesis tell us the origins or beginning of life and cosmos, death and sin, good and