Medical TripLa Mision made a medical trip in November, this time we made the trip only with La Mision staff and some Guatemalan volunteers who accompanied us.  We were able to carry out this trip than...  Read More

Dear Church,Hope. I think hope is a concept we both intuitively understand and constantly misunderstand. We instinctively know that we “hope” for something that we do not yet have or hold or realize i...  Read More

Passion. Purpose. Place. Over the last three years, God brought these themes to the forefront of our marriage, showing us a way to plug in and serve others at Faith Bible Church.Our story started just...  Read More

Dear Church,Words matter. I even pause as I write this because words matter so much, especially in difficult times. Is the word “difficult” accurate? What about trying times? Perilous times? Confusing...  Read More

Prayer has been part of my life as long as I can remember. One of my earliest memories is seeing my mother kneeling in prayer after all the family had gone to bed. However, it has taken years of seein...  Read More

Love is a person. I have been a believer in Jesus for almost 39 years. Growing up in a Reformed Jewish household, I didn’t know how to be a Christian so I was a blank slate. Years ago, I remember cryi...  Read More

1 Peter 5:5-14The book of 1 Peter was written to persecuted Christians somewhere around 64-65 AD. This is the largest and most critical context to the content of the letter, which mentions suffering, ...  Read More

Dear Church,This is the week. Christmas is just days away. You may be on the road today. You may still be working. You may be planning or preparing a big celebration. You may be planning a small and q...  Read More

I started attending Faith Bible Church about 7 years ago after my sister-in-law invited me. Looking back on it now, I know I was searching for a safe place. Fear had been a major theme in my life, eve...  Read More

My name is Jennifer, I have a new life in Christ, and I am recovering from alcoholism, not trusting God and pride. My outside life seemed perfectly normal and happy, but inside I was nothing short of ...  Read More

Dear Church,You’ve made it. It’s December and Christmas 2020 is fast approaching. I know it seemed very far away back in the shadows of March and April, but you’re here now.Our focus in these little b...  Read More

Background to 2 Samuel 7David is made KingDavid has some ups and downs happening with him and around him.But starts to get some momentum in establishing his rule & kingship…He wins a battle of the Phi...  Read More

Genesis 12:1-7Have you ever thought about how big of a deal Christmas is to our society? Do you realize that the whole world’s calendar revolves around Christmas? - We have B.C. which stands for Befor...  Read More

Dear Church,One of the dastardly ways the corruption of this world regularly manifests itself in your life is through the accusation, “You are not enough.” This is one of Satan’s greatest weapons, alt...  Read More

Eight years ago my husband, Ethan and I set out to build a house.  Eager to break out of the world of deed restrictions, we found a few wooded acres and made a plan.  As we labored over the design of ...  Read More

Harmonizer, Helper, Unifier, Supporter, Helpmate, Secretary, Administrator – these are some of the words that the Lord has brought to me to teach me about who He is and what He has given me as my uniq...  Read More

Revelation 21:5 and John 20-21In many ways our annual spring-time celebration of Jesus’ resurrection was far less than it usually is. COVID restrictions were brand new and we had to settle for a fully...  Read More

Dear Church,Yesterday in our worship services, we celebrated Jesus’ resurrection, which typically happens in the Spring - as that is where Passover falls for our Jewish friends. This week we will also...  Read More

When I moved back home after college, I expected my Texas world to be just the way I had left it. I was looking forward to a bit of normalcy as I transitioned from my predicable school routine to the ...  Read More

“God blessed the broken road that led me straight to you” could be the theme song for our marriage. Ghazi was married 17 years to my thirteen. Both of us were divorced for seven and as Christians, we ...  Read More

Dear Church,I’m not sure if it’s my corrupted flesh or the devil or both, but when I think on my life “with God” I regularly sharpen my focus to a list of actions in either of only two columns: do mor...  Read More

Hebrews 12:2 and John 19We finally come to the central event of world history and of the scope of biblical revelation, the death of Jesus Christ, the enteral Son of God.Today we will gain our narrativ...  Read More

Dear Church Family, In an ongoing effort to be as transparent as possible, and keep our church family safe, we wanted to let you know about a potential COVID-19 exposure this past Sunday, November 8, ...  Read More

My husband and I have been married for over 30 years. We spent the first 15 years of our marriage living in Singapore because my husband is from that part of the world and was working there at the tim...  Read More