Much of Revelation is composed in the ancient genre, apocalyptic. Often mistaken as a dystopian description of the future collapse of the universe, apocalyptic is instead a literary tool ancient Jewish writers used to pull back the curtain on every day political,...
Get away for 24 hours with your spouse to reflect, learn, and renew your marriage! Join members of St. James and Good Shepherd on a marriage retreat using The Art of Marriage curriculum. Whether you’ve been married 3 weeks or 30 years, this is a great opportunity to...
Jesus is the only-begotten son of God, and his birth as a human baby is all about God’s plan to insert himself into space and time, his plan to pour himself into his sinful but redeemed human creatures, and his plan to reveal himself to those unable to see him....
During his life Augustus Caesar was the most powerful man in the history of the world – a man who used his supreme power to subjugate his enemies and enforce a sterile peace throughout his dominion. Into this context of oppression and cruelty, a baby was born in...
The God who created the world also sustains the world. And because he is the sovereign Lord of nature, he can personally guarantee that no power in the natural world can overcome those who trust in him. He does this by promising that he will use his strength to give...
For Valentine’s Day, we will be showing our love for our homebound members by holding a card shower for them. What is a card shower? We will provide a packet of cards for you to take home where you can fill the cards with a message, Bible verse, picture from the kids,...
Many thanks to everyone who provided food, cleaning products, personal care products and clothing to families in Edwardsville and Glen Carbon during 2022! Your donations provided much needed support to families in our community who struggle to make ends meet-...
Christmas is unavoidable. Politicians utilize it to create a good vibe of accessibility and gentleness around themselves; the entertainment industry uses it to churn out cheap movies and even cheaper music, gobbled up by millions of consumers every year; and of course...
The message of the angel to Joseph that his pregnant wife's child had been given to her by the gifting of the Holy Spirit was as perplexing to him as it is to contemporary westerners. How can such a thing that never happens, happen? But if God is God, and if he...
