Have you ever been offended by God? Pastor Al explains that a life of faith is truly being open to whatever God has planned for us.

The Power of Prayer

Watch as our own Associate Pastor Billy Bauer testifies of God’s healing power on the Tom Martino show!
Pastor Billy was healed of stage 4 Lymphoma after doctor’s had given up treatment and declared that there was nothing more that could be done. Through much prayer, God completely rid Pastor Billy’s body [...]

Before It’s Too Late

Fathers, spiritual leadership in your home starts now . . . before it’s too late.

by Joe White

Few tasks are more fulfilling yet more challenging, more thrilling yet more demanding, more rewarding yet more exasperating than fatherhood and the responsibility of being a spiritual leader in the home.

For me, being a spiritual leader [...]

The Problem With Nice Guys

What happens when passive husbands fear conflict and follow a false view of Jesus?

I am fortunate. I got a handle on my fake niceness before it fatally wounded my marriage of 16 years.

For most of my adult life, I gave faux smiles and was dangerously passive for the same reason a [...]

Denver Church a ‘Model to End Homelessness’
by Shirley Van Heukelem

Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper praised Denver’s First Christian Reformed Church as a model for his 10-year plan to end homelessness in the city.

Early in 2006 First CRC began a partnership with the Metro Denver Homeless Initiative. Seven church members volunteered to mentor a homeless family as [...]

Happy December 1st, everyone. I love December – it’s the Christmas season and the time of year when much of our society focuses on Jesus, our reason for celebrating life on this earth. As the days wind down to Christmas, it’s easy to get lost in the hustle of shopping, parties and trying [...]

There are times when Jesus asks us for a portion of the fruit of our labor as an offering.  Just like the Samaritan woman at the well, Jesus will ask us to share some of the product of our work with Him.  This is a tithe or an offering – we give a portion of [...]

Thanksgiving to Our Father in Heaven

1 Thessalonians 5:18 says that we are to “in everything, give thanks. For this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.”

We live in an increasingly thankless society. Even Thanksgiving isn’t so much about giving thanks as it is about the “3 Fs” – Food, [...]

A Nurtured Seed
Read 1 Peter 1:13-25
If anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; see, everything has become new!-2 Corinthians 5:17 (NRSV)
I was a lost soul the first time I spoke with a pastor. Our conversation was not about spiritual matters; it was about me meeting the community-service obligation [...]