Faith

PASTOR’S CORNER, Jeremy Harris, First Southern Baptist Church, Liberal

One of the most challenging phrases I hear as a Dad is “I forgot.” I find this phrase especially frustrating at bedtime. After the kids are in bed, and my wife and I settle down to relax for a bit and then we hear noise coming from one of the kids rooms. Upon investigation I find a child sitting up in bed with the light on and playing with something (or reading or talking with their sibling, etc…) When I ask why they aren’t in bed, they tell me “I forgot.”

PASTOR’S CORNER, Bailey Norris, New Beginnings Church, Liberal

Living a life of integrity is a key marker of walking out our faith. Integrity is such an important thing to have for each of us. It matters so much how we respond in hard times and integrity becomes a large part of our character. Living a life of integrity also extends to the words that we use and how we speak. Our speech matters. It is something that all people have wrestled with at some time or another.

PASTOR’S CORNER, Bailey Norris, New Beginnings Church, Liberal

Growing up fishing was a very normal part of our family. Fishing tournaments as a child, spending weekends at a lake and all the fishing stories that come along with it, exaggerated or not. I am often drawn to the stories of the disciples being called to follow Jesus, not only because they are now following Christ but because of the fishing imagery that is used. Luke 5:1-11 stands out because we are called to fishers of men.

PASTOR’S CORNER, Bailey Norris, New Beginnings Church, Liberal

Most people love a good book. We like a story that is wrapped up in a nice neat way. Everyone is happy, families working through hard situations, people who were once broken no longer feeling that way and the man and women falling in love. We as a society like a nice neat ending. We often don’t know how to handle stories that don’t end well. The book of Hosea is one that makes us uncomfortable with how it ends. While it makes us uneasy, it is ultimately a love story.

In Hosea, God commands Hosea to take Gomer as his wife.