Our Culture Has Forgotten What

To Turn Away From The Great Questions And Dilemmas Of Life Is A Tragedy, For The Quest For Meaning And Truth Makes Life Worth Living.

The Life Function Of [the Local Church] Is To Love The God Who Created It - To Care For Others Out Of Obedience To Christ, To Heal Those Who Hurt, To Take Away Fear, To Restore Community, To Belong To One Another, To Proclaim The Good News While Living It Out. The Church Is The Invisible Made Visible.

The Gospel Of Jesus Christ Must Be The Bad News Of The Conviction Of Sin Before It Can Be The Good News Of Redemption. The Truth Is Revealed In God's Holy Word; Life Can Be Lived Only In Absolute And Disciplined Submission To Its Authority.

What We Do Flows From Who We Are.

Removing Religious Symbols From Public Places Is Not Neutrality. On The Contrary, It Sends A Highly Negative Message - That Religion Is Something Shameful, Embarrassing, Or At Best Strictly Private.