Greeting from the Sasanes! Another year has gone by and we have tasted God's faithful fatherly care in our lives. We continue to enjoy the sweet gift of our baby girl, Sophia Riva. She is such a blessing. Jonny is a great big brother. This school year has been busy and we try to enjoy every bit of time that we get together as a family. We are blessed to be able to live on...

The elders met on February 21 for our monthly meeting. We opened in prayer and read article 20 of the London Baptist Confession of 1689 on The Gospel and its Influence. We find great encouragement in being reminded of what has been confessed and affirmed by believers over the ages. God has been and continues to build His church and we are thankful to be part of His work at...

On Tuesday, January 23 the Deacons of OBC met at 7:00 p.m. for a devotional, ministry opportunities, learning about current finances, and fellowship. Martin Bast facilitated the meeting, with Vimal George taking minutes and Greg Gensler opening in prayer. Mike Holloway provided us with updates about what is going on at OBC. On the finances, as you can see in the weekly b...

In his new book Natural Law: A Short Companion, which is part of the Essentials in Christian Ethics series, David VanDrunen gives a very accessible and robust presentation of Natural Law. Most people think that any discussion of Natural Law belongs only in intellectually sophisticated contexts and must stay there. But, as VanDrunen notes, this kind of Natural Law theory...