By Chipley Thornton, FBC Springville Is your congregation a covenant community or a community club? We often confuse the two. Members of a covenant community promise to worship weekly, to li... Read more
By Chipley McQueen Thornton, PhD, Lead Pastor of FBC Springville The Apostle Paul once promised to visit the congregation at Corinth. However, God changed his plans. Now, he must restore the... Read more
By Chipley McQueen Thornton, PhD – Lead Pastor, FBC Springville In some ways, preachers and politicians struggle with a similar problem: Few people trust them. On the one hand, I can u... Read more
By Andy Waits, Associated Pastor FBC Springville Too many people think Jesus is a rabbit’s foot or a four leaf clover. They neglect him often but pull Him out when they need something. Both... Read more
By Chipley McQueen Thornton, PhD, Lead Pastor, FBC Springville When we think of giving, we often think of money. A new year is rolling in. We should be mindful of giving generously this year... Read more
By Chipley McQueen Thornton, PhD, Lead Pastor, FBC Springville A man in Ft. Worth, Texas once told me that he died and went to hell. He looked up and saw a bright light. Jesus told him he... Read more
By Andy Waits, FBC Springville My wife and I are expecting our first child. We are excited and nervous. Having had two miscarriages last year, we approach this pregnancy with severe anxiety.... Read more
By Andy Waits, Associate Pastor/ Worship & Students, FBC Springville We live in the greatest country in the history of the world. Having traveled to many countries and met many people, I... Read more
By Andy Waits, the associate pastor at FBC Springville If you want to be discouraged, spend a lot of time on social media. If you want to lose all hope in the future of our nation, read the... Read more
By Andy Waits, Associate Pastor, FBC Springville Every week or so I will get a text message from a friend or church member calling my attention to another Facebook thread. Someone has gotten... Read more
