Focus on Faith – Lighten the Load
It’s not always easy living in harmony with everyone around us. But one of the worst feelings about community is seeing everyone everywhere, and feeling...
CJ Monroe
Focus on Faith – Speak the Truth in Love
Many of us this week, myself included, are getting ready to travel to visit family or are waiting expectantly for family to join us around our table...
Focus on Faith – What is the best advice you have ever been given?
What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever gotten? Who gave that advice to you? What was the circumstance that necessitated the wise words that changed...
Focus on Faith – Just a little faith
Matthew 17 tells the story of a man whose son is possessed by a demon. The father had tried to bring the son to some of Jesus’ disciples for them to...
Focus on Faith – ‘You’re Not Done Yet’
Greetings Beardstown! Allow me to start by introducing myself. My name is CJ Monroe and I am the new Lead Pastor at First Christian Church here in Beardstown. I have served in full-time ministry for almost 15 years now, almost exclusively in youth ministry. Our family has been here for a little over a month now and are so excited for our new community we get to minister to. My hope and prayer with these articles, much like the others I have seen written in this column, is to inspire faith and remind you of the hope that can be found in Jesus. I believe that this hope is always so necessary, but especially when the world seems to get darker, hope can feel out of reach.