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Reflections From Churchill's biography
November 21st, 2025
I’ve been reading Erik Larson’s The Splendid and the Vile, the story of Churchill’s first year as Prime Minister. One passage stopped me cold: Hitler, in speech after speech, insisted the war was enti...  Read More
by Art Dykstra
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How Were People Saved in the Old Testament?
November 11th, 2025
Have you ever wondered how people in the Old Testament were saved—how they were declared righteous before a holy God? It can appear that it was through their own personal righteousness and law keeping...  Read More
by Art Dykstra
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Quantum mechanics, free will and election, oh my
September 3rd, 2025
Let's blow our minds on God’s Foreknowledge: When we read in 1 Peter 1:1-2 that believers are “elect…according to the foreknowledge of God,” we might wonder how God’s choosing and our free choices fit...  Read More
by Art Dykstra
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Weaponized Empathy and Compassion
August 29th, 2025
Weaponized Empathy and Compassion: A Biblical Christian PerspectiveWe live in a world increasingly shaped by emotion.  I often see well-meaning and “good” people go sideways in what they stand for and...  Read More
by Art Dykstra
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Human Flourishing and Sexuality
August 28th, 2025
Do Moral Rules Really Protect Us? What History Says About Sex, Culture, and CollapseI read this fascinating paper based on a massive book written back in the 1930s.  An Oxford anthropologist named J.D...  Read More
by Art Dykstra
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The Rapture is coming
August 28th, 2025
Picture this: God sets a divine calendar with seven spectacular feasts, each a dazzling rehearsal for His grand redemptive story. In fact, these “appointed times” literally mean “dress rehearsals”. So...  Read More
by Art Dykstra
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How to do sermon prep
August 21st, 2025
So here is how I start:Immerse in the TextSunday night, I read the passage (e.g., Proverbs 4:1-7) multiple times without a goal, just to let it sink in and feel familiar.Pray for GuidanceEarly Monday ...  Read More
by Art Dykstra
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Latest Pastor's Pen for members
July 30th, 2025
Hey church!  Here's all the news fit to print at FSC..  I try to make it skimmable.  Worth watching:  I was sent this conversation with Grok Ai. Grok 4 now works at a higher level than any PHD on the ...  Read More
by Art Dykstra
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Prayer opportunities at FSC by Phyllis E.
July 30th, 2025
I was observing my new community of Christian friends listening to everyone’s God stories at a team BBQ shortly after we returned from a mission trip. Serving and praying together had drawn us all clo...  Read More
by Art Dykstra
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1 Peter 1 Intro
July 30th, 2025
Discovering Hope in Hard Times: An Introduction to 1 Peter Imagine you’re a first-century Christian, far from home, facing suspicion from neighbors, and maybe even persecution for your faith. Life fee...  Read More
by Art Dykstra
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Paul's advice for PUTTING ON and PUTTING OFF for life change
June 18th, 2025
Okay, so I came across something in a podcast that I thought was fascinating since it relates so much to Christian growth.  You’ve heard me say that Paul says to put off things like anger but if I jus...  Read More
by Art Dykstra
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Why Solar is great stewardship
May 29th, 2025
Stewardship of God’s CreationAt the heart of Christian stewardship is the call to care for the earth, as outlined in Genesis 2:15, where humanity is tasked with tending and keeping the garden. Solar e...  Read More
by Art Dykstra
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