There is spiritual power in tangible community. My friends Alan Mitchell, Jim Sproull, and Bill Murray all showed me that. This is written in their honor. Alan and Faustine Mitchell were in the Sunday school class that our founder, Dan Hayes, taught when Orchard started in 1996. As Orchard
“I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” (John 14:6) Jesus Christ said that as a statement of fact, not hyperbole. He offers complete forgiveness for our sins, infinite wisdom for our daily decisions, and a path to
You do not have to look hard to find pessimistic perspectives about the place of Christianity in America today. Denominations are shrinking and splitting. Big churches from yesterday are shutting their doors today. Well-known speakers and authors are finding themselves in scandals on a semi-regular basis. Younger generations are
God reveals Himself to His people in nature, in others, in our consciousness, and through life experiences. But nowhere are His revelations more clear, explicit, or reliable than in the Holy Bible. Jesus loved the Bible. His life, from start to finish, indicated that. We see in the book
