Pillar & Ground

Members Lee Ballenger and Ed Salter join Brian to discuss LMPC's Care for the Caregiver ministry. They discuss the challenges and blessings of being caregivers for family members, especially those with Alzheimer's and dementia, and share how we can better encourage and support the caregivers in our midst.

RESOURCES:
The 36-Hour Day by Nancy Mace & Peter Rabins
Hope for the Caregiver by Peter Rosenberger
7 Caregiver LANDMINES by Peter Rosenberger
In the Lingering Light by Cynthia Fantasia
CareGivinG According to God's Word by Diann Duby
Embodied Hope by Kelly Kapic
Departing in Peace: Biblical Decision-Making at the End of Life by William Davis
Christian Caregiving a Way of Life by Kenneth Haugk
A Spirituality of Caregiving by Henri Nouwen
The Waiting Room by Elizabeth Turnage
A Sacred Sorrow by Michael Card
The Heart of the Caregiver by MaryTutterow
The Peaceful Caregiver by Mary Tutterrow
Hope for the Caregiver and other Titles (DDEF Booklet)
Every Moment Holy, Vol. 2: Death, Grief, and Hope by Douglas McKelvey
Finding Grace in the Face of Dementia by John Dunlop

SUGGESTED SITES FOR CAREGIVER, DEMENTIA  and ALZHEIMER'S:
Alzheimer’s Association - alz.org       
CAPS Children of Aging Parents - healthinaging.org
Caregivers for seniors - care.com
Dementia Society- dementiasociety.org
Georgia Aging and Disability Resource Connection - georgiaadrc.com

Special Guests: Lee Ballenger and Ed Salter
Host: Brian Salter
Producer: Ben Wingard
Music arranged by David Henry and performed by David Henry and Hannah Lutz.

To contact Pillar and Ground or to submit a question that you would like to hear addressed on a future episode, please email [email protected]. 

Brian Salter addresses God's worthiness of "worship, service, [and] obedience" (WCF 2.2) as well as His infinite independence and self-sufficiency.

WCF
Truths We Confess by R.C. Sproul
Confessing the Faith: A reader’s guide to the Westminster Confession of Faith by Chad Van Dixhoorn

Host: Brian Salter
Producer: Ben Wingard
Music arranged by David Henry and performed by David Henry and Hannah Lutz.

To contact Pillar and Ground or to submit a question that you would like to hear addressed on a future episode, please email [email protected]. 

Dr. Bill Davis, member and elder at LMPC and professor of philosophy at Covenant College, joins Brian for an engaging discussion about a faithful pathway to confidence in biblical interpretation.
 
Epistemology is a big word for the theory of knowledge, and is also described as the investigation of what distinguishes justified belief from opinion.

Key points in this discussion include:
~ the importance of Scripture itself being the standard of interpretation of Scripture.
~ the supreme importance of the role of the Holy Spirit.
~ the role of the faithful preaching of the Word as a means of grace and a bias antidote.

Special Guest: Dr. Bill Davis
Host: Brian Salter
Producer: Ben Wingard
Music arranged by David Henry and performed by David Henry and Hannah Lutz.

To contact Pillar and Ground or to submit a question that you would like to hear addressed on a future episode, please email [email protected]. 

Brian Salter continues his examination of Westminster Confession of Faith 2.1.

WCF
Knowing God by J.I. Packer
Truths We Confess by R.C. Sproul
Confessing the Faith: A reader’s guide to the Westminster Confession of Faith byChad Van Dixhoorn
Reformed Dogmatics: God and Creation by Herman Bavinck

Host: Brian Salter
Producer: Ben Wingard
Music arranged by David Henry and performed by David Henry and Hannah Lutz.

To contact Pillar and Ground, please email [email protected] 

LMPC members Dustin Koehl and Michael Wakefield join Brian in a discussion about how we can integrate our Christian faith and our vocational work in biblical, meaningful, impactful ways.

Chattanooga Faith + Work + Culture (Jonathan Ingraham, executive director): https://www.chattfaithandwork.org/

The Chalmers Center: https://chalmers.org/

Vocational Prayers (an LMPC resource): http://lmpc.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Vocational-Prayer-WEB.pdf

"The Secular Vocation Is Sacred" by Dorothy L. Sayers: https://renovare.org/articles/the-secular-vocation-is-sacred

Every Good Endeavor: Connecting Your Work to God's Work by Timothy Keller
Becoming Whole: Why the Opposite of Poverty Isn't the American Dream by Brian Fikkert and Kelly Kapic
Golden Booklet of the True Christian Life by John Calvin
The Mortification of Sin by John Owen
Creation Regained by Albert M. Wolters

Special Guests: Dustin Koehl and Michael Wakefield
Host: Brian Salter
Producer: Ben Wingard
Music arranged by David Henry and performed by David Henry and Hannah Lutz.

To contact Pillar and Ground or to submit a question that you would like to hear addressed on a future episode, please email [email protected]. 

Brian Salter continues his series on the Westminster Confession of Faith and looks further at the attributes of God listed in WCF 2.1.

WCF
Truths We Confess by R.C. Sproul
Confessing the Faith: A reader’s guide to the Westminster Confession of Faith by Chad Van Dixhoorn

Host: Brian Salter
Producer: Ben Wingard
Music arranged by David Henry and performed by David Henry and Hannah Lutz.

To contact Pillar and Ground, please email [email protected] 

Dr. Scott Jones, professor of biblical and theological studies at Covenant College, joins Pastor Brian Salter for a discussion about the central themes of the book of Deuteronomy, including the emphasis on covenant renewal.

The Bible Project - Overview: Deuteronomy: https://youtu.be/q5QEH9bH8AU

Special Guest: Dr. Scott Jones
Host: Brian Salter
Producer: Ben Wingard
Music arranged by David Henry and performed by David Henry and Hannah Lutz.

To contact Pillar and Ground or to submit a question that you would like to hear addressed on a future episode, please email [email protected]. 

Brian Salter continues his series on the Westminster Confession of Faith and looks further at the attributes of God listed in WCF 2.1.

WCF
Truths We Confess by R.C. Sproul
The End for Which God Created the World by Jonathan Edwards (also printable PDF)
Reformed Dogmatics: God and Creation by Herman Bavinck
"Whate’er My God Ordains Is Right" (Trinity Hymnal #108)

Host: Brian Salter
Producer: Ben Wingard
Music arranged by David Henry and performed by David Henry and Hannah Lutz.

To contact Pillar and Ground, please email [email protected] 

Meet John and Barbara Wingard, who have been at LMPC since 2007. John is a philosophy professor at Covenant College and currently serves at LMPC on the Session as vice-moderator. Barbara works in the records office at Covenant College and serves on the women's ministry committee at LMPC.

John shared a list of items to pray for the elders of LMPC:
~ wisdom
~ humble reliance on the Holy Spirit
~ enabling grace for faithful and fruitful service in their role as shepherds of the congregation
~ protection from sin and the instruments of sin, in their own hearts and in the world around us, especially in the face of cultural pressures that are hostile to faith in Jesus Christ

You can find out more about many ministries for adults at LMPC - Sunday school, small groups, events for men and women - by going to our website: https://lmpc.org/adults/ or by contacting Julie Dean, adult discipleship ministry coordinator: [email protected]

Special Guests: Dr. John and Barbara Wingard
Host: Brian Salter
Producer: Ben Wingard
Music arranged by David Henry and performed by David Henry and Hannah Lutz.

To contact Pillar and Ground, please email [email protected] 

Brian Salter continues his series on the Westminster Confession of Faith and looks further at the attributes of God listed in WCF 2.1.

WCF
Truths We Confess by R.C. Sproul
Sensing Jesus: Life and Ministry as a Human Being by Zack Eswine
Reformed Dogmatics: God and Creation by Herman Bavinck

Host: Brian Salter
Producer: Ben Wingard
Music arranged by David Henry and performed by David Henry and Hannah Lutz.

To contact Pillar and Ground, please email [email protected]