Articles

Exploring what it means to know God and Jesus Christ deeply — and to live it out visibly as His people, reflecting His character to our world and one another.

Written for the encouragement and growth of the Prairie Grove church family — and for all visitors to this site. — Rich Amick

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Bible Studies

• The Reliability of the Bible: Manuscript Evidence (Reliability of Scripture)
• Growing in Understanding (Are There Truths We're Not Yet Ready to See?)

The Nature of God

• God Doesn’t Have Love—He Is Love: Understanding Divine Simplicity (God is His attributes – divine simplicity)

Knowing God & Our Relationship with Him

• Spiritual Vitality Through Connection to Christ (true prosperity is when the soul abides in Christ)
• God's Righteous Verdict on the Heart (God sees faith in the heart)
• Knowing God, Loving People (knowing God produces love for others)
• The Knowledge God Desires — Understanding Covenant Language (relational knowing of God)
• God's Unshakeable Seal: He Knows His Own—And He Calls Us to Holiness (God knows His people + call to holiness)
• When God Remembers (Finding hope in covenant Faithfulness)

Jesus Christ: Who He Is & What He Did

• Blessings Exist in Union with Christ (blessings only through faith in Christ)
• The Name Which is Above Every Name (Jesus' exalted character and authority)
• The Work Jesus Accomplished (Christ's finished work fulfilling promises)
• Mud, Mercy, and Mission: Why Jesus Used Saliva and Mud to Heal a Blind Man (Jesus challenges rigid legalism and shows God's heart is mercy and restoration)

Assurance, Grace & Personal Faith

• The Legacy That Endures (enduring character and faith before God)
• What If I'm Wrong? (security in Christ despite imperfect understanding)
• Why a Partial Understanding of Scripture is No Barrier to God's Grace (We don't need perfect theology to be fully loved by God)
• The Scandal of Grace: Three Surprises in the Prodigal Son That Reveal the Heart of God (discovering God's heart through parable)
• The Parable of the Prodigal Son: The Older Brother's Heart (When Grace Feels Unfair) (Coming Saturday, July 25, 2026)

Comfort & Hope in Suffering

• Comfort in the Shadow of Death (Unshakable Hope in Life’s Darkest Valley)
• How Real Faith Endures Trials Instead of Escaping Them (Faith as an anchor in life's storms)

Sharing Faith & Leading Others to Christ

• Leading Others to Faith in Christ (gently persuading others toward Jesus)
• Introducing People to Jesus Christ (sharing Christ through life and words)

Christian Living & Attitudes

• A Listening Heart (A heart that hears God, the posture of wisdom)
• A Christian's Reflection on Thanksgiving Day (lifestyle of gratitude)
• When Everything Feels Unsteady, His Peace Still Holds (finding Christ’s peace when life feels unsteady)
• Soaring, Running, and Walking in God’s Strength (renewed strength in the Lord)
• “Where Two or Three Are Gathered”: Matthew 18:20 in Context (church discipline and restoration)

Biblical Theological Series

• The Passover Fulfilled in Christ (a covenant meal completed)
• How Jesus' Prayer Was Answered Through the Resurrection (From the cup to vindication: The unified story of Christ's suffering and triumph)
• The Cup in Biblical Theology: Judgment, Blessing, and Redemption
• "This Cup is My Blood" — Jesus' Words at the Last Supper
• "Not as I will, but as You Will" — Jesus Drank the Cup So We Never Have To
• Two Cups in Redemptive History — Judgment and Blessing
• The Fellowship (Koinōnia) Series: Biblical Fellowship with God & One Another
• Part 1: The Heart of Koinōnia
• Part 2: The Two Dimensions of Koinōnia
• Part 3: The Practice of Koinōnia
• God's Sovereignty, Foreknowledge & Human Freedom
• Part 1: Predestination and the Purpose of God
• Part 2: Foreknowledge and Real Human Choice
• Part 3: God's Sovereignty and the Open Invitation of the Gospel
• Ekklesia — The Church as God’s Called‑Out People (identity and mission of the church)
• Many Pictures of the Same Family: How the Bible Describes God's People
• Hope in Exile: Understanding Jeremiah 29:11 (Promise to Exiles in Babylon)