Series: Hebrew Words Worth Knowing There’s a verse of scripture that sometimes seems confusing to us, and this word study may help.“’That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.  Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.’ The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes.  S...  Read More

Series: Hebrew Words Worth Knowing When you hear someone talk about “worship” what comes to mind?  I’d venture to say many people, maybe most people, would think of music: what the praise team presents and leads with during a Sunday morning service.  Certainly, offering our praise and songs through the music we participate in can be a piece of worshipping.  But is that really a good definition of ...  Read More

I was watching a travel channel TV show about Route 66 recently and during the segment about traveling through New Mexico they took a diversion to Madrid, northeast of Albuquerque.  I remember the town of Madrid from a favorite movie, Wild Hogs, about four guys who decide to ride their motorcycles across the country.   They get stuck without gas in Madrid and must spend the weekend there, hoping t...  Read More

Many walk-through life without any missteps, but there are also those whose lives do not fall neatly into place.  Their path is not so smooth or easy.  An unplanned pregnancy can seem for that individual that they have stepped off a cliff.  And many may feel there will be no one around to help with the wounds of being deserted/not wanted, of going through a pregnancy alone, not to mention raising ...  Read More

While visiting Italy in 2017, Rexanne and I had the privilege of taking a tour of the Vatican while in Rome.  The Vatican is where St Peter’s Basilica resides, the largest physical church in the world.  They believe that the Apostle Peter is buried below the altar at the front of the church.  We looked at the famous sculpture by Michelangelo with Mary holding Jesus’ body after the crucifixion, had...  Read More

Borrowing from Andy Stanley’s new book: Better Decisions, Fewer Regrets.  Stanley states, “You are where you are for the most part because of the decisions you’ve made.  So, yeah, it’s your fault.”  He goes on to elaborate that we all have regrets, things gone bad due to decisions we’ve made.  Sure, we’ve had help, but… Nobody decides to blow up a marriage, yet every divorce is at the end of a tra...  Read More

Lake Escape is this coming Sunday...we hope your teen is as excited as we are!All teens need to be at SHCC by noon on Sunday, June 20th, all packed and ready to leave.We will have a quick lunch in the Hospitality Room (glass doors to the right) and then head out. it is a 2 hour drive to Pontiac, MO, and the lake houses are located on Bull Shoals Lake.We will be heading back to SHCC on Thursday, Ju...  Read More

If you’re not “into” theology, you may ask: what is a Calvinist?  John Calvin was a principle figure in the Reformation Movement of the 1500’s.  Located in Geneva, Switzerland, he was a biblical scholar who taught on many topics of scripture.  Most Bible believing people would agree with him on many issues.  But the term “Calvinist” usually refers to believing, as he did, that God predestined ever...  Read More

In this series I’ve written a lot about the frustrations we can feel when praying, and how God accepts prayers of frustration as we struggle with life’s complications.  I’ve written about how we don’t and can’t always understand why God seems to make some exceptions with miraculous type answers to prayers, and other times (most times) allows the natural consequences of things to play out.  I’ve wr...  Read More

Jesus was the Son of God, Immanuel, which means God in the flesh.  Why would he need to pray?  The mystery of the relationship between God the Father and God the Son is just that, a mystery.  As we’ve stated in previous articles of this series, some of God’s ways are above us, we just don’t understand.  Jesus understood but prayed, a lot.  “In these days Jesus went out to the mountain to pray, and...  Read More

Our “walk” through life has milestones and one of them is often college.  Southern Heights supports two Christian Colleges:  Central Christian College of the Bible, Moberly, MO, and Ozark Christian College, Joplin, MO.  We are indebted to both for giving us, Jeff (our pastor) who graduated from Ozark and Miranda (our new Children's Minister) who graduated from Central.  Through Southern Heights' g...  Read More

We are looking forward to spending some fun and relaxing quality time together with the High School teens at Lake Escape this summer! Boys and Girls will be staying in separate lake homes with their female and male sponsors. We will get together for meals, fun on the lake and playing games each day, and devotion time. ALL meals are included, and we will be eating good! The cost is only $50 per st...  Read More