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We welcome you to join us as we journey together into God's grace.

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Our passion is to pursue the message and promises of Christ with humility, authenticity, intellectual honesty and relevance. We believe faith is much like life – a process and a cycle of different seasons. You may be here for healing or to explore the claims of Christianity or to move into deeper relationships or to better serve those around you. Our desire is that you will experience the hope and encouragement of Christ without pressure or hype.

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About Us
Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy SpiritMatthew 28:19
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We believe we are created for community and serving one another through missional living.
Ministries
We believe that what we do within each ministry should flow purposefully out of what we value and love.
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In All Things
Nov 24
With due respect to our first Presidents who established days of thanksgiving–and then Lincoln who made it a regular annual national observance–there is a sadly ironic analogy to be drawn. If one day in three-hundred-sixty-five is set aside to...
Give

In every way I’ve shown you that by laboring like this, it is necessary to help the weak and to keep in mind the words of the Lord Jesus, for He said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’

-Acts 20:35

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How We Got the Bible : Third Edition Revised and Expanded

by Neil R. Lightfoot

Product Description
How We Got the Bible provides well-researched, accessible answers to many questions like these. Learn about the first materials used to write down the words of Scripture. Uncover the facts of some of history's most fascinating archaeological discoveries, including those of the Sinaitic Manuscript, the Oxyrhynchus Papyri, and the Dead Sea Scrolls. Travel through history, from Jerome to Tyndale and beyond, as Neil R. Lightfoot discusses the origin, transmission, and translation of the Bible. Illustrations and review questions at the end of each chapter make this book ideal for either individual or group study. Concise and engaging, How We Got the Bible is a useful resource for anyone who wants to know the story behind the most widely read book of all time. Neil R. Lightfoot (Ph.D., Duke University) serves as Frank Pack Distinguished Professor of New Testament at Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas. He is the author of several books, including Everyone's Guide to Hebrews.