We celebrate our Lord’s resurrection! Happy, joyful Easter! We proclaim the new life made possible only through Jesus Christ. We long for all the world to be filled with the knowledge of God’s love for us all through Jesus. And we work to see a plentiful harvest of new lives brought to Jesus for his… More Easter Blessings
During God Focus time today, our lovely friend Ros invited us to reflect on those things that may be cluttering our hearts right now and distracting us from the Lord. She shared a brilliant illustration that invites us all to examine, confess and declutter our hearts in order to make more room for God in… More Decluttering Our Hearts
You are not alone. Some weeks the news bears tragedy after tragedy that breaks our hearts. This past week or two have been like that for us. We are especially grieving for our brothers and sisters in Sentani, where we used to live and work in Indonesia, who are being devastated by landslides and floods.… More Is your heart breaking over recent news?
We praise God for the opportunity to share at our church this past Sunday. We hope you enjoy the message: What does your name mean to you? What about other titles you’ve been given to describe you? How has your name or title influenced your life? Names certainly can be quite meaningful and influential. They can speak to our identity. Parents often take months to think up names for their… More ‘What’s in a Name?’ Acts 4:1-22 Sermon
Graham sent out this encouragement today to our staff and students: Today is International Women’s Day, and I would like to take this occasion to particularly thank and bless the women of SILA, staff and students alike. The story of SILA is marked with the contributions of women – not only in their academic and… More Happy International Women’s Day
Click here for printable PDF You shall put these words of mine in your heart and soul, and you shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and fix them as an emblem on your forehead. Teach them to your children, talking about them when you are at home and when you are away,… More Scotts’ February News — 8 Principles of Scripture Engagement
For the Word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires. (Hebrews 4:12 NLT) We are so thankful for the thoughtful and encouraging responses we received from the Psalm 23 Challenge. As promised,… More 13 Responses to the Psalm 23 Challenge
This is Graham’s reflection on Psalm 23, given during the 2019 SILA Summer Semester Closing Celebration Ceremony. At the very start of the summer semester we introduced Psalm 23 as our theme for our time together, and I’d like to take one final look at it this afternoon. Psalm 23 begins with the bold statement,… More Psalm 23 — Anointed
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. (John 3:16 NIV) As our culture reminds us that it’s Valentine’s Day, we are taking a moment to celebrate the love that God has for you . This is a love that is greater than all… More You Are Loved
This is our recent garden harvest, and we are so thankful. I’ve been thinking about how we reap what we sow by God’s grace. There is so much wisdom in that. I can’t reap raspberries from our garden because I haven’t sown them. The Bible uses this image a lot – if we sow goodness,… More Sowing what We Reap