by Bill Farley | Apr 30, 2019 | biography, temptation
I RELUCTANTLY RETIRED FROM THE PASTORATE IN THE SPRING OF 2018. I say, “reluctantly” because I loved my job. It gave me a great sense of purpose. But I needed to retire to make room for younger talent. I planted the church in 2002, and I needed to retire...
by Bill Farley | Apr 23, 2019 | Christian Sanctification, temptation
HOPE IS A CRUCIAL BIBLICAL VIRTUE. It empowers us to endure suffering. It equips us to defer gratification. The hope of a college diploma motivates perseverance through four years of hard work despite no money. Without hope people will not invest, but hope for a...
by Bill Farley | Apr 18, 2019 | Christian Ministry, Gospel
“Go up to the hills and bring wood and build the house, that I may take pleasure in it and that I may be glorified, says the Lord.”Haggai 1:8 WHEN HAGGAI WROTE THESE WORDS, the nation of Israel had returned from Babylonian exile. The temple was in ruins. They...
by Bill Farley | Apr 9, 2019 | Christian Ministry, Christian Sanctification
“I baptize you with water for repentance, but he who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing floor and gather...
by Bill Farley | Apr 4, 2019 | Movie Review, social justice
IT IS OFTEN SAID that “seeing is believing.” That is because “seeing” evil is more powerful than just hearing about it. It mitigates our capacity to be captured by the world’s “philosophy and empty deceit” (Col. 2:8). Seeing a...