My Body, My Choice

This is an essay about how the people whose politics are different than yours are hypocrites....
Keep ReadingJanuary 31, 2012
"The gospel, applied to our hearts every day, frees us to be brutally honest with ourselves and with God. The assurance of His total forgiveness of our sins through the blood of Christ means we don't have to play defensive games anymore. We don't have to rationalize and excuse our sins. We can say we told a lie instead of saying we exaggerated a bit. We can admit an unforgiving spirit instead of continuing to blame our parents for our emotional distress. We can call sin exactly what it is, regardless of how ugly and shameful it may be, because we know that Jesus bore that sin in His body on the cross. With the assurance of total forgiveness through Christ, we have no reason to hide from our sins anymore."...
January 6, 2012
I'm at a season of life where it seems like it's time to slow down. Nothing is working quite right anymore. I need glasses for aging eyes and anti-inflammtories for aging joints. I forget names and what commonly used household gadgets are called. Solitude invites me to steal away (which I enjoy doing at times!) while a growing family and new church lovingly require me to get even busier than ever. The commercials say Benny and I should be anticipating retirement after all the years of being in the throes of parenting and pastoring. Sometimes I envy those who can....
May 7, 2020 by Joseph Phillips | Tags: COVID-19, abortion, pro-life, pro-choice
This is an essay about how the people whose politics are different than yours are hypocrites....
Keep ReadingApril 2, 2020 by Sheree Phillips | Tags: COVID-19, coronavirus, parenting
Sheree Phillips, mom of 7 and grandmother of 17, discusses parenting during the coronavirus pandemic....
Keep ReadingFebruary 26, 2020 by Sheree Phillips | Tags: parenthood, wisdom, parenting, vision
Sheree Phillips discusses parenting and grand-parenting, and what experience can and can't teach. ...
Keep ReadingOctober 30, 2019 | Tags: church life, memories, glory days
When are the Glory Days? Lessons Learned from Heartland Part Two Editor's Note: This is part two of a three part series where Sheree Phillips, our pastor's wife, talks about the glory days of life in Northern Virginia. In part one of this series, I talked about Jack, a beloved character from a TV series Benny and I have been watching. It's amazing to me how God uses th...
Keep ReadingOctober 29, 2019
When are the Glory Days? Lessons Learned from Heartland Part One Editors Note: This is part one of a three part series by Sheree Phillips. Make sure you tune in for parts two and three to see some really old pictures and hear some really old stories. Heartland is the multi-season saga about a Canadian family led by grandfather Jack Bartlett. My kind husband has been wat...
Keep ReadingOctober 8, 2019 by Sheree and Joey Phillips | Tags: gospel-centered counseling, wisdom, obedience, forgiveness, grief
The internet is buzzing with an example of forgiveness that has the world gazing into a very private and likely complicated situation that is certainly deserving of amazement. "I want the best for you, because I know that's exactly what Botham would want you to do. And the best would be: give your life to Christ. I'm not going to say anything else. I think giving your lif...
Keep ReadingSeptember 6, 2019 by Joey and Jake Phillips | Tags: humility, Death, cultural values, postmodernism, philosophy, disciples, discernment
Everything is vanity, if left to us. ...
Keep ReadingAugust 5, 2019 by Joey and Jake Phillips | Tags: Worship, Sanctification, faithfulness of God, psalms, God's work through suffering, faithfulness, film
Psalm 73 teaches us that when circumstances confuse us or make us weary, drawing near to God changes our perspective. ...
Keep ReadingMay 31, 2019 by Joey and Jake Phillips | Tags: Doctrine, Idolatry, pro-life, #kingdomliving, discernment, joe phillips
The Parable of the Weeds provoked some thoughts on Christian ethics from Joey...
Keep ReadingMarch 4, 2019 by | Tags: justice, Orlando, human trafficking
Latisha’s House is a residential home for sex-trafficked women here in Orlando. Redeemer Church has been able to partner with two other churches in Central Florida to restore a dilapidated home to beauty, made 100% possible by donations…and lots of hard work. We met “L”, our first resident, in February 2019. What a joy it was for me to welcome her home on that ha...
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