by Bill Farley | Dec 27, 2020 | spiritual warfare, temptation, Uncategorized
GENESIS CHAPTER THREE records the story of the Serpents temptation of Adam and Eve. It was the first instance of spiritual warfare, and by watching we learn how the Evil One operates. His methods are timeless. Nothing has changed. He still employs the same tactics....
by Bill Farley | Dec 19, 2020 | Uncategorized
I READ A NUMBER OF BOOKS THIS YEAR. Some of them were necessitated by my research for writing projects. Others were for personal growth, especially given the current political and social climate. For example, I read Charles Murray’s, Human Diversity, Pluckrose...
by Bill Farley | Dec 17, 2020 | Gospel, Uncategorized
I WAS CONVERTED DURING THE CHARISMATIC RENEWAL IN 1971. For that reason, spiritual experience was a big part of my Christianity. God also graciously gave me a hunger to know and love him, so I began reading the Bible an hour each morning. This went on for fifteen...
by Bill Farley | Dec 11, 2020 | Uncategorized
I WAS BORN IN 1948, the first child with eight more to follow. My first Christmas memory was 1955. It was a maturing moment in my youthful development, and one that I will never forget. My father was a Civil Engineer working for the Army Corp of Engineers on Chief...
by Bill Farley | Nov 5, 2020 | Church Planting, Uncategorized
MY WIFE AND I, WITH FIVE OTHER COUPLES, planted a church in 2002. In the weeks before we began, two friends took me aside separately to admonish us. “Don’t we already have enough churches in Spokane? Do we really need more?” There are at least two reasons why their...
by Bill Farley | Oct 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
WHERE A TEXT APPEARS IN SCRIPTURE IS ALL IMPORTANT. The location often teaches pastors and their congregations big lessons. For example, The Sermon on the Mount contains Jesus’ first recorded teaching, and the first sentence is this simple declaration. “Blessed...