When Image Replaces Integrity
by Pastor Evan Oakes on May 1st, 2026
Reels are the greatest thing since sliced bread, right? They are usually a short, 30-45 second clip that features something funny, intriguing, or just straight bizarre. For most people, the hope is that you will go to their page or off to another website via a separate link. I have seen them used correctly in ministry purposes (and non-ministry purposes), & I have seen them used incorrectly, eithe...  Read More
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Choosen... But Hiding
by Pastor Evan Oakes on April 24th, 2026
Imagine you’re driving along & you see a caution sign for sharp S curves coming up. How many of those signs would you need to see before you reduced your speed? I can remember taking my family to go see the Creation Museum & the life-size replica of Noah’s Ark back in 2021. Our Airbnb was just over a mountain from the Creation Museum. When we would drive that mountain, we would be coming down the ...  Read More
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Raising Timothy in a World Full of Abimelechs
by Pastor Evan Oakes on April 16th, 2026
This past week, it has been impressed upon me how many generations in the Bible don’t do as well as those who went before them. The Old Testament is full of sons who fell away from the Lord after having loving, faithful parents. As a parent myself, this has been a heavy weight on me. I want my two sons to have a relationship with the Lord. I want them to grow up to know that while their earthly fa...  Read More
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Sihon, Og… and My Hard Head
by Pastor Evan Oakes on April 11th, 2026
Have you ever heard the phrase we have two ears & one mouth, so we can hear twice as much as we talk? I don’t know who came up with that phrase, but they clearly had never met me! I seem to talk twice as much as I listen, & I have 17 years of hearing tests from working in a loud factory to prove I have excellent hearing! Sometimes I need to stop talking & listen more. I try to do this especially w...  Read More
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Tomorrow: The Most Popular Lie We Tell Ourselves
by Pastor Evan Oakes on April 3rd, 2026
Tomorrow – I am not sure there is another word in the English language that carries as much power & hope as tomorrow. We convince ourselves that tomorrow we will start going to the gym. Or we will start eating healthier tomorrow. Tomorrow we will finally get that project cleaned in a less-than-occupied space in our house that we started 6 weeks ago. Tomorrow, we will address that personal conflict...  Read More
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Scrolling Past Scripture
by Pastor Evan Oakes on March 13th, 2026
One of the youngest kings the Israelites ever had was a boy named Josiah. 2 Kings 22 tells us that he became king at 8 years old. Josiah came from a line of bad Kings. Josiah’s father was named Amon & he was a wicked King, who only ruled for 2 years. His father, Josiah’s grandfather, Manasseh, was one of the most wicked kings they had. Not only did he reinstate Baal worship, but he also allowed ch...  Read More
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Data Without Discipleship
by Pastor Evan Oakes on February 5th, 2026
If you were to ever look at a chart of the most sold books in any given timeline, month, quarter, year, decade, etc, you would be surprised to learn that the list you are looking at is actually lying to you…. You see, that list, no matter who it is published through almost always leaves off the actual best selling book…This book has been the best selling book since it’s inception..… The great reco...  Read More
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