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Orthopraxy

Pastor Dave Cunningham — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 14:29:39 +0000

Toward Calvary: Ironies of the Cross

Pastor Flip Michaels — Tue, 24 Feb 2026 17:01:33 +0000

The Vivification of Sin

Sam Miller — Wed, 28 Jan 2026 16:03:43 +0000

There's No Place Like Home

Pastor Dave Cunningham — Wed, 24 Dec 2025 14:44:07 +0000

REMIX: Finding Joy in the Journey

Pastor Dave Cunningham — Wed, 03 Dec 2025 14:47:14 +0000

The Futility of Every False Religion

Pastor Dave Cunningham — Tue, 28 Oct 2025 16:01:15 +0000

Meet Our New Ministry Intern

Sam Miller — Sun, 21 Sep 2025 23:18:26 +0000

Five Symptoms of a Healthy Church

Pastor Dave Cunningham — Wed, 27 Aug 2025 14:16:06 +0000

TPP Excerpts

Pastor Dave Cunningham — Wed, 30 Jul 2025 18:09:19 +0000

My Gift to the Graduates

Pastor Dave Cunningham — Wed, 25 Jun 2025 14:39:05 +0000

Marriage God's Way (Part One)

Pastor Dave Cunningham — Wed, 28 May 2025 17:58:03 +0000

S.P.O.R.T.S.

Pastor Dave Cunningham — Tue, 29 Apr 2025 22:24:09 +0000

Be Careful How You Walk

Pastor Dave Cunningham — Tue, 01 Apr 2025 17:56:48 +0000

Five Fave Podcasts

Pastor Flip Michaels — Tue, 25 Feb 2025 15:46:10 +0000

20 Questions for the New Year

Pastor Dave Cunningham — Mon, 27 Jan 2025 15:37:28 +0000

It's Time to Double-Down

Pastor Dave Cunningham — Mon, 06 Jan 2025 16:58:44 +0000

PSALM 100: He is God and He is Good

Pastor Dave Cunningham — Tue, 19 Nov 2024 15:07:51 +0000

The Conscience

Pastor Dave Cunningham — Wed, 30 Oct 2024 12:53:59 +0000

How to Become a Better Reader

Pastor Flip Michaels — Sat, 28 Sep 2024 13:06:40 +0000

The Cheapening of the Church

Pastor Dave Cunningham — Sun, 01 Sep 2024 12:00:00 +0000

The Characteristics of the Church

Pastor Dave Cunningham — Wed, 07 Aug 2024 15:04:24 +0000

The Charge of the Church

Pastor Dave Cunningham — Wed, 03 Jul 2024 16:31:14 +0000

Discipleship in the Local Church

Jon Klohr — Wed, 29 May 2024 18:47:42 +0000

The Ecumenical Drift

Pastor Flip Michaels — Tue, 23 Apr 2024 13:41:40 +0000

The Shepherds and the Sheep

Pastor Dave Cunningham — Wed, 03 Apr 2024 15:26:22 +0000

Random Me-isms

Pastor Dave Cunningham — Tue, 05 Mar 2024 14:37:06 +0000

Serving Tables

Jon Klohr (Pastoral Intern) — Tue, 30 Jan 2024 15:51:04 +0000

New Year's Solutions

Pastor Dave Cunningham — Thu, 04 Jan 2024 11:34:53 +0000

Canceling Cancel Culture

Pastor Dave Cunningham — Sat, 02 Dec 2023 17:06:22 +0000

The Soliloquy of a Senior Citizen

Pastor Dave Cunningham — Wed, 25 Oct 2023 17:59:47 +0000

The Grace Life

Pastor Flip Michaels — Thu, 28 Sep 2023 15:09:53 +0000

Be More Like the Smiths

Pastor Dave Cunningham — Wed, 23 Aug 2023 15:08:05 +0000

Reflection

Pastor Dave Cunningham — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 18:40:41 +0000

Goodology: The Doctrine of Good

Pastor Dave Cunningham — Wed, 28 Jun 2023 15:41:09 +0000

Forgive and Forget?

Pastor Dave Cunningham — Thu, 01 Jun 2023 12:18:05 +0000

10 Ways to Encourage One Another in the Body of Christ

Pastor Dave Cunningham — Fri, 05 May 2023 15:00:32 +0000

Divine Tensions

Pastor Flip Michaels — Tue, 28 Mar 2023 14:05:46 +0000

Dealing with Disappointment

Pastor Dave Cunningham — Wed, 22 Feb 2023 19:21:43 +0000

Instant Obedience

Pastor Dave Cunningham — Wed, 01 Feb 2023 18:52:12 +0000

23 Random Tips for 2023

Pastor Dave Cunningham — Sun, 01 Jan 2023 12:00:00 +0000

Three Points and a Poem

Pastor Dave Cunningham — Sun, 27 Nov 2022 12:00:00 +0000

No More Little Birdies Left in the Nest

Pastor Dave Cunningham — Sun, 30 Oct 2022 12:00:00 +0000

Do You Love the Church?

Pastor Dave Cunningham — Sun, 02 Oct 2022 12:00:00 +0000

GraceLife's DNA

Pastor Dave Cunningham — Wed, 24 Aug 2022 13:39:54 +0000

REMIX: God is on Facebook

Pastor Dave Cunningham — Tue, 26 Jul 2022 13:08:14 +0000

REMIX: Where's the Beef?

Pastor Dave Cunningham — Sun, 03 Jul 2022 12:00:00 +0000

The Test Worth Taking

Pastor Dave Cunningham — Wed, 25 May 2022 14:57:29 +0000

When Pain Really Hurts

Pastor Dave Cunningham — Wed, 27 Apr 2022 18:34:45 +0000

REMIX: Living a Life Worth Imitating

Pastor Dave Cunningham — Sun, 03 Apr 2022 12:00:00 +0000

Anger is Learned

Pastor Flip Michaels — Wed, 23 Feb 2022 19:12:54 +0000

REMIX: It's Time to Double-Down

Pastor Dave Cunningham — Wed, 26 Jan 2022 18:31:57 +0000

Stick-to-itiveness

Pastor Dave Cunningham — Thu, 30 Dec 2021 16:40:31 +0000

Finding JOY in the Journey

Pastor Dave Cunningham — Sun, 28 Nov 2021 12:00:00 +0000

The Provisional Pastor

Pastor Dave Cunningham — Sun, 31 Oct 2021 12:00:00 +0000

People Are Getting Cranky

Pastor Dave Cunningham — Sun, 03 Oct 2021 12:00:00 +0000

20 Lessons From '20 (Part Four)

Pastor Dave Cunningham — Wed, 25 Aug 2021 14:23:27 +0000

20 Lessons from '20 (Part Three)

Pastor Dave Cunningham — Sun, 01 Aug 2021 12:00:00 +0000

20 Lessons from '20 (Part Two)

Pastor Dave Cunningham — Thu, 01 Jul 2021 15:56:26 +0000

20 Lessons From '20 (Part One)

Pastor Dave Cunningham — Fri, 28 May 2021 12:48:59 +0000

A Three-Fold Case for Premillennialism

Pastor Flip Michaels — Wed, 28 Apr 2021 16:41:09 +0000

Refrigerator Worthy

Pastor Dave Cunningham — Thu, 01 Apr 2021 12:00:00 +0000

REMIX: The Christian and His Politics

Pastor Dave Cunningham — Fri, 26 Feb 2021 16:46:19 +0000

The Jellyfish Christian

Pastor Flip Michaels — Tue, 19 Jan 2021 12:00:00 +0000

Holy Lives Matter (Part Four)

Pastor Dave Cunningham — Thu, 31 Dec 2020 18:00:16 +0000

Holy Lives Matter (Part Three)

Pastor Dave Cunningham — Thu, 26 Nov 2020 15:07:00 +0000

Holy Lives Matter (Part Two)

Pastor Dave Cunningham — Thu, 29 Oct 2020 13:28:39 +0000

Holy Lives Matter (Part One)

Pastor Dave Cunningham — Sun, 04 Oct 2020 12:00:00 +0000

Hard to Obey

Pastor Flip Michaels — Sun, 02 Aug 2020 12:00:00 +0000

Teaching Them to Observe All That I Commanded

Pastor Frank Bertossi — Sun, 05 Jul 2020 12:00:00 +0000

Redeeming the Time During a Worldwide Pandemic

Pastor Dave Cunningham — Sun, 07 Jun 2020 12:00:00 +0000

What If...

Pastor Dave Cunningham — Sun, 26 Apr 2020 12:00:00 +0000

Redeeming the Time During a Worldwide Pandemic

Pastor Dave Cunningham — Mon, 20 Apr 2020 16:28:26 +0000

Evangelism, Pt. 3

Frank Bertossi — Sun, 01 Mar 2020 12:00:00 +0000

Evangelism, Pt. 2

Frank Bertossi — Sun, 02 Feb 2020 12:00:00 +0000

Evangelism, Pt. 1

Frank Bertossi — Sun, 29 Dec 2019 00:00:00 +0000

O Little Town of Bethlehem

Pastor Dave Cunningham — Sun, 01 Dec 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Thanks & Giving

Pastor Dave Cunningham — Sun, 03 Nov 2019 00:00:00 +0000

My Best Advice Now

Pastor Dave Cunningham — Sun, 29 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Half-Truth: Our Good Deeds Matter (Ch. 5 Excerpt)

Pastor Flip Michaels — Sun, 01 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Five Half-Truths (Excerpt)

Pastor Flip Michaels — Sun, 28 Jul 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Church Family Update

Pastor Dave Cunningham — Sun, 30 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +0000

A Primer: How to Study the Bible (Part Six)

Pastor Dave Cunningham — Sun, 02 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +0000

A Primer: How to Study the Bible (Part Five)

Pastor Dave Cunningham — Sun, 28 Apr 2019 00:00:00 +0000

A Primer: How to Study the Bible (Part Four)

Pastor Dave Cunningham — Sun, 31 Mar 2019 00:00:00 +0000

What We Believe

Pastor Dave Cunningham — Sun, 03 Mar 2019 00:00:00 +0000

The Ordo Salutis

Pastor Dave Cunningham — Sun, 03 Feb 2019 00:00:00 +0000

19 Questions to Ask Yourself in 2019

Pastor Dave Cunningham — Sun, 30 Dec 2018 00:00:00 +0000

Musings from My Trip to Israel

Pastor Dave Cunningham — Sun, 02 Dec 2018 00:00:00 +0000

A Primer: How to Study the Bible, Pt. 3

Pastor Dave Cunningham — Thu, 01 Nov 2018 00:00:00 +0000

A Primer: How to Study the Bible, Pt. 2

Pastor Dave Cunningham — Mon, 01 Oct 2018 00:00:00 +0000

A Primer: How to Study the Bible, Pt. 1

Pastor Dave Cunningham — Sat, 01 Sep 2018 00:00:00 +0000

Living A Life Worth Imitating

Pastor Dave Cunningham — Wed, 01 Aug 2018 00:00:00 +0000

Most everyone has heard of former New York Yankee great Mickey Mantle. At the age of 63, just fifteen days before his body succumbed to the ravages of cancer, Mantle held a sobering news conference.

A Book Review: Can Fallen Pastors Be Restored?

Pastor Dave Cunningham — Sun, 01 Jul 2018 00:00:00 +0000

By their very nature, books have a long shelf life. And I am glad that they do. For years I have had in my library a book by John H. Armstrong entitled, “Can Fallen Pastors Be Restored?”

To Give or Not to Give

Pastor Dave Cunningham — Tue, 01 May 2018 00:00:00 +0000

"Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I directed the churches of Galatia, so do you also."

The Christian and His Politics

Pastor Dave Cunningham — Sun, 01 Apr 2018 00:00:00 +0000

There have been many adaptations to the quote that is often attributed to Abraham Lincoln, where he supposedly said in an unconfirmed speech, “You can fool all the people some of the time and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time.”

A Godly Wife

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +0000

The Marks of a Growing Church

Pastor Dave Cunningham — Thu, 01 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +0000

In his book “Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God”, Francis Chan said, “But God doesn’t call us to be comfortable. He calls us to trust Him so completely that we are unafraid to put ourselves in situations where we will be in trouble if He doesn’t come through.” Of course, this is true both personally and as a church. We never want to get comfortable. We always want to strive to be more faithful and more committed to Christ and the mission to ...

Beach Theology

Pastor Dave Cunningham — Thu, 01 Feb 2018 00:00:00 +0000

Someone once said, “My favorite place to vacation is anyplace by the ocean.” I would have to concur. There really is something special about being near such a massive body of water. There is nothing like the cool winds that emanate from the outreaches of the ocean and the sounds of the rippling waves crashing onto the sandy beaches. Like no other natural resource that God has created ...

Where's the Beef?

Pastor Dave Cunningham — Mon, 01 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000

During the “burger wars” of the 1980’s, Wendy’s coined a catch phrase that really caught on. While Burger King and McDonalds had their popular signature sandwiches (the Whopper and the Big Mac), Wendy’s wanted to make consumers aware that for a comparably priced sandwich, their burger patties were actually bigger than their competitors. So Wendy’s, in a genius ...

Twenty Nuggets from My Twenty Years in Pastoral Ministry

Pastor Dave Cunningham — Fri, 01 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +0000

The makers of Folgers have tried to convince us that “the best part of waking up” is their coffee in our cup. While I love the jingle, and I grew up on Folgers coffee, the best part of waking up for the Christian is the promise that our God ...

Chickamuckahilo: A Tribute to My Faithful Dad

Pastor Dave Cunningham — Wed, 01 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +0000

I love to learn. As Christians, we should desire to be life-long learners. Benjamin Franklin once said, “Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” Life can sometimes be tough. We all know that. Not everything happens according to our plan and in our timing. But as life-long learners we can learn from each and every circumstance. For instance, we ...

Music

Pastor Dave Cunningham — Sun, 01 Oct 2017 00:00:00 +0000

When I was in fifth grade, my parents encouraged me to learn to play an instrument and so I randomly chose the cornet. As it was explained to me at the time, the cornet, while very similar in appearance to a trumpet, has a smoother and more mellow tone quality. I was sold. In my mind, another Louis Armstrong was born. And then, reality hit. Not only did I dread practicing my cornet, I realized that I had no muscial aptitude whatsoever. I was so awful that my music teacher approached me one day and said (and I paraphrase), “Dave, I have ...

Weddings and Funerals

Pastor Dave Cunningham — Fri, 01 Sep 2017 00:00:00 +0000

A growingly frustrated single friend of mine once jokingly said to me, “Old people at weddings always poke me and say, “You’re next!” So, I started doing the same thing to them at funerals.” Weddings and funerals are a study in contrast. Most pastors would say that it is a good year in the church if there are twice as many weddings as there are funerals. Since the inception of our church in 2011, our percentages are unusually lopsided. While we have had nearly a dozen weddings, we have ...

Many are All Wet about Baptism

Pastor Dave Cunningham — Tue, 01 Aug 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Growing up, my dad had a little saying for just about everything. For instance, when someone would disagree with him and he thought they were wrong or mistaken, he would say to them ...

SPORTS & THE CHRISTIAN (Pt. 4): Measuring Success

Pastor Dave Cunningham — Sat, 01 Jul 2017 00:00:00 +0000

The late author and motivational speaker “Zig” Ziglar was known for his penchant for winning. In his many books and speeches, he famously decried, “You were born to win! But to be a winner, you must plan to win, prepare to win and expect to win.” But logic tells us, for every winner, there is a loser. And the reality is that no one wins at everything all the time. As Christians, we have long been faced with a conundrum. How are we, as the redeemed ...

SPORTS & THE CHRISTIAN (Pt. 3): Noticeable Changes

Pastor Dave Cunningham — Thu, 01 Jun 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Legendary sportscaster Howard Cosell once quipped that “Sports is the toy department of human life.” In other words, just like a child plays with a toy, sports were originally created for fun and enjoyment. But as my late grandfather would often say, “Times, they are a-changing”. And, nowhere better do we see this than in the ever-changing arena of sports. While it wouldn’t be fair or accurate to just lump every ...

SPORTS & THE CHRISTIAN (Pt. 2): The Potential Downside

Pastor Dave Cunningham — Mon, 01 May 2017 00:00:00 +0000

In our last article, we considered the many positive aspects of participating in athletics and the frequent usage of athletic terminology in the New Testament to illustrate the Christian life. After examining many of these biblical texts, we might be prone to ask the logical question, “Could it be that the Apostle Paul was a sports fan?” It is certainly plausible, and many might even say “likely.” While we rightly revere the Apostle Paul and hold him in such high esteem because of his passion for the gospel of ...

SPORTS & THE CHRISTIAN (Pt. 1): Should Winning Really Matter?

Pastor Dave Cunningham — Sat, 01 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Legendary Green Bay Packers football coach Vince Lombardi once said, “Winning isn’t everything, it’s the only thing.” While this quote is often attributed to Lombardi (and he did say it), the origin of this famous catch-phrase ...

Sat, 01 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0000

It's Time to Double-Down

Pastor Dave Cunningham — Wed, 01 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Something happened. Maybe it was the high publicity scandals in the 1980’s involving Jimmy Swaggart and Jim Bakker that tipped the scales. Maybe it was the increasing influence of liberal, secular humanism in the 1990’s that altered people’s thinking. Maybe it was the high profile resurgence of the money grubbing prosperity theology in the late 1990’s and early 2000’s that ...

Fake News

Pastor Dave Cunningham — Wed, 01 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0000

In case you missed it, fake news is now the talk of the town. With growing accusations that bogus, counterfeit, fabricated, fictitious, fraudulent, spurious, concocted, phony stories influenced the outcome of the recent U.S. elections, the subject of truth and falsehood is now among ...

Sports4Him

Pastor Dave Cunningham — Sun, 01 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +0000

“For while bodily training is of some value, godliness is of value in every way, as it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come.” (I Timothy 4:8) Q: How can we as Christians best effect ministry in the hearts and lives of other people for the sake of our Savior? A: By using any and every bridge ...

Christmas Quiz

Pastor Dave Cunningham — Thu, 01 Dec 2016 00:00:00 +0000

“For the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.” (Mark 10:45) This month, as we look forward to celebrating the birth of our Savior, Kathy and I would like to wish our GraceLife Church family a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Here’s a fun way to test your knowledge of the Christmas ...

What's In It for Me?

Pastor Dave Cunningham — Tue, 01 Nov 2016 00:00:00 +0000

I think we would all agree that we are living in a “What’s in it for me?” society—a hedonistic culture that promotes the pursuit of personal pleasure and satisfaction. Hedonists teach that only pleasure or pain motivates us, and only pleasure has true value. So, they reason, pleasure is good and pain is bad. Consequently then, a hedonist’s quality of life rises and falls on their own personal happiness. If they are happy, all ...

Love is a Verb

Pastor Dave Cunningham — Sat, 01 Oct 2016 00:00:00 +0000

While I have always loved and appreciated the music of Christian artists like Steven

Curtis Chapman, Michael W. Smith, Steve Camp, Petra and so many others, my

favorite Christian musical group in the 1990’s was DC Talk. Hands down. Not even

close.

In 1992, DC Talk launched their third studio album entitled Free at Last, an album that

many considered a game changer in Contemporary Christian Music (CCM). Still

considered as one of the greatest albums in Christian music history, Free at Last

featured cutting edge songs like “The Hardway” and ...

My Career in Modeling

Pastor Dave Cunningham — Thu, 01 Sep 2016 00:00:00 +0000

“Let no one look down on your youthfulness, but rather in speech, conduct, love, faith and purity, show yourself an example (lit. ‘a model’) of those who believe.” (I Timothy 4:12) The opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games in Rio featured a spectacular array of artistic performances intended to highlight and showcase the historic traditions and culture of the nation of Brazil. For those ...

My Career in Modeling

Thu, 01 Sep 2016 00:00:00 +0000

A Godly Wife

Pastor Dave Cunningham — Mon, 01 Aug 2016 00:00:00 +0000

If you are like me, you have always been intrigued by the seeming perfection of the Proverbs 31 woman. If anyone has ever had their act together, it is her. A quick glance at her life can make even the best of Christian women ...

Is the Sky Falling?

Pastor Dave Cunningham — Fri, 01 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0000

“In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes.” (Judges 21:25) Some Christians are starting to get antsy. With the political primaries now out of the way and the general election just around the corner, some professing followers of Christ have moved from being genuinely and ...

Jesus Immense Love for His Church

Pastor Dave Cunningham — Fri, 01 Apr 2016 00:00:00 +0000

Some time ago now, our GraceLife leadership read together a small but insightful book entitled, “Autopsy of a Deceased Church” by Thom S. Rainer. The book not only outlined many of the dangerous signs of a dying church, but it laid out a number of proposed solutions to stem the tide. The purpose for our reading the book ...

I Like the Bible

Pastor Dave Cunningham — Tue, 01 Mar 2016 00:00:00 +0000

One of the first songs that I learned when I was a child was about the Bible. It was aptly

called, I Like the Bible. The chorus of the song goes like this…

I like the Bible. I like the Bible.

Cuz I read it and I do it. I read it and I do it.

I like the Bible. I like the Bible.

Cuz I read it…and I do it.

By God’s grace and through the power of the Holy Spirit, my parents were instrumental

in instilling in me a genuine and healthy fear ...

Here Comes the Bride

Pastor Dave Cunningham — Mon, 01 Feb 2016 00:00:00 +0000

Much to the chagrin of my wife, I have only publicly danced one time in my life. It’s not that I am opposed to dancing; it’s that it is nowhere near my comfort zone. With the wedding of our oldest daughter Amanda right around the corner, I have been thinking a lot about marriage. And, if I am honest, that looming father/daughter dance ...

CHRISTMAS: “And the Word became flesh…”

Pastor Dave Cunningham — Tue, 01 Dec 2015 00:00:00 +0000

“And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.” (John 1:14) As we approach the Christmas season with anticipation, we are full of joy and gratitude that our Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, came down from the glories of heaven to earth. And as we begin to contemplate and celebrate the incarnation ...

Thanksgiving Day is Here to Stay!

Pastor Dave Cunningham — Sun, 01 Nov 2015 00:00:00 +0000

Of all of the major U.S. holidays, perhaps the least commercialized is Thanksgiving. Oh, don’t get me wrong, there is a certain amount of commercialization in every annual holiday. But there is something unique about Thanksgiving. Yes, stores and merchandisers use the Thanksgiving holiday as a launching pad for Christmas sales. Yes, turkey farmers and grocery stores benefit in big ways from the feasting that takes place on Thanksgiving Day. Yes, there ...

Happy Anniversary GraceLife Church!

Pastor Dave Cunningham — Thu, 01 Oct 2015 00:00:00 +0000

On September 25, 2011, GraceLife Church (GLC) was born. Our first service as a church was held in the majestic Purcell Friendship Hall on the campus of Milton Hershey School. With nearly 80 people in attendance, we celebrated our Savior and the birth of our new church. I remember it like it was yesterday. Our time of worship in the Word and in song was so special ...