In his essay ldquo Service and the Spectrum rdquo Professor Daniel Bowman Jr writes of the difficulty of navigating decisions about how to serve his church as an autistic person He explains ldquo Autistic people have to forge a new path forward every single time a unique path that takes into account mental emotional and physical energy alone recharging time sensory inputs and comfort level time of day whether or not we rsquo re being valued for our strengths and accommodated for our needs rather than excluded for perceived deficits and much more rdquo For many people Bowman writes such [... more]

There are two things two attitudes that kill love In this message Chip exposes what those two attitudes are how to spot them and how to keep them from ruining your love life [... more]

In rural Amish culture the building of a barn is a social event It would take months for a single farmer and his family to construct a barn but the Amish doing it together make quick work of it Lumber is stocked ahead of time tools are prepped On the designated day the entire Amish community gathers early morning divvies up tasks and together pitches in to raise a barn In some cases a barn is built in a single day This is a good picture of God rsquo s vision for the church and our role in it The [... more]

Diversity is vital for a church to function effectively Each of us has a unique role within the body of Christ but we need to work together in unity So what does that look like Find out when you join us on Truth For Life with Alistair Begg Listen [... more]

In seventy-year-old James McConnell a British Royal Marine veteran died McConnell had no family and staff from his nursing home feared no one would attend his funeral A man tapped to officiate McConnell rsquo s memorial service posted a Facebook message ldquo In this day and age it is tragic enough that anyone has to leave this world with no one to mourn their passing but this man was family If you can make it to the graveside to pay your respects to a former brother in arms then please try to be there Two-hundred Royal Marines packed the pews [... more]