



What Child Is This?
This post is the first of a series of Advent blog posts by Mike Garland based on classic Christmas carols....

Voices of GBC - Butch Hudson
Today's GBC blog post is by Nick Butch Hudson. He shares some honest, personal reflections on current issues related to race and justice in our country. "I don’t have many of these answers, but one thing I do know is that we, as Christians, need to be a bridge for this deepening divide. Additionally, as Jesus said, we are called to weep with those who weep."...
O Come Let Us Adore Him

By Mike Garland Jesus is the Word. Word of the Father now in flesh appearing, O come, let us adore Him! O Come All Ye Faithful This deeply meaningful line is hidden in the last verse of "O Come All Ye Faithful" and it is inspired by the Bible's description of Jesus as the Word who became flesh and dwelt among us. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was wi...
Keep ReadingRecommendations - December 11, 2020

Christmas and Advent Worship One of the most wonderful things about this time of year is the music. We sing in joyful praise of Jesus' birth, and in the hope of his second coming. There is something irreplaceable about gathering together with others to sing Christmas hymns and carols, and it is a merciful provision from God that we can do that in limited ways now, even th...
Keep ReadingRecommendation - September 30, 2020

Here we recommend David Platt's new book about Christians and elections, and a related podcast episode in which Platt discusses the book....
Keep ReadingRecommendation - October 22, 2020

Lynsey Bock recommends J.T. English's book, Deep Discipleship: How the Church Can Make Whole Disciples of Jesus....
Keep ReadingRecommendations - November 6, 2020

Here we’ve compiled a list of a few articles and posts that offer some perspective related to the election and what lies ahead. With all the information there is to consume out there, hopefully this can be a helpful selection of resources to guide your thinking. Most of these are current, published in the past few days, but a couple are from previous election seasons...
Keep ReadingWhat Child Is This?

This post is the first of a series of Advent blog posts by Mike Garland based on classic Christmas carols....
Keep ReadingOur Suffering is Not Pointless

God is sovereign over our suffering. We can rejoice in our eternal hope, knowing he suffered too in our place....
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