by billmellinger | Jul 10, 2019 | Uncategorized
By Bill Mellinger, www.crestlinefbc.com Yesterday we were invited to go over to a friend’s home for a mid afternoon lunch. When we arrived, we were treated to fresh strawberries that we picked off of their vines. This couple has a beautiful garden in their back yard...
by billmellinger | Jun 28, 2019 | Uncategorized
By Bill Mellinger, www.crestlinefbc.com Why is it that our family of origin has such a strong influence on us even years after we have moved away from home? Could it be that our closest relationships in our home shape us? Don’t we want the people that know us best to...
by billmellinger | May 28, 2019 | Uncategorized
By Bill Mellinger, www.crestlinefbc.com When I was younger, I heard more than one pastor say that you cannot have friends in the church. Is this true? If it is, doesn’t it go against what Jesus modeled? Jesus developed such open friendships that he wept at the grave...
by billmellinger | May 1, 2019 | Uncategorized
By Bill Mellinger, www.crestlinefbc.com Is it okay for pastors to be married? I ask this question to cause us to think about another related question. Is it okay for a pastor to be involved in a cell or life group? In Ephesians 5:21 Paul says that a husband and wife...
by billmellinger | Mar 26, 2019 | Uncategorized
By Bill Mellinger, www.crestlinefbc.com As I look back over the past eleven years of cell ministry, I have seen a lot of change in our church. I thought that we would regularly be starting new groups with new believers. Frankly, at times it has troubled me that we...
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