Our inspired Bible was written by Jewish people from their shared history as God’s chosen ones. Sadly, many Christians miss out on a deeper appreciation of their faith and of God’s Word because they aren’t familiar with the Jewish roots of Biblical faith. In the Roots of our Faith message series, Gordon Dabbs, Ph.D., helps us unlock a fresh understanding of who we are in Christ by revealing the connections between our faith and the Jewish backgrounds of what we believe.

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Our inspired Bible was written by Jewish people from their shared history as God’s chosen ones. Sadly, many Christians miss out on a deeper appreciation of their faith and of God’s Word because they aren’t familiar with the Jewish roots of Biblical faith. In the Roots of our Faith message series, Gordon Dabbs, Ph.D., helps us unlock a fresh understanding of who we are in Christ by revealing the connections between our faith and the Jewish backgrounds of what we believe.

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Storytelling, specifically the use of parables, was the primary way that Jesus taught people. Mark’s Gospel notes that “He did not say anything without using a parable" (Mark 4:34). The stories Jesus told were so simple that even a child could understand, yet, so deep, we will never mine all of the meaning and wisdom from them. To those with “ears to hear,” those who could picture the message of these stories, Jesus revealed the beauty of the Gospel and the truth about the Kingdom of God. Join us on Sunday nights for the "Picture This!" series as Dr. Gordon Dabbs and Jacob Hawk walk us through the parables of Jesus.

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Jesus ushered in a new and eternal Covenant between God and his people. How does this covenant relate to what came before? Gordon Dabbs, Ph.D., reveals the connections between the old and the new and the significance for Christian living.

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Our inspired Bible was written by Jewish people from their shared history as God’s chosen ones. Sadly, many Christians miss out on a deeper appreciation of their faith and of God’s Word because they aren’t familiar with the Jewish roots of Biblical faith. In the Roots of our Faith message series, Gordon Dabbs, Ph.D., helps us unlock a fresh understanding of who we are in Christ by revealing the connections between our faith and the Jewish backgrounds of what we believe.

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Dr. Sandy, as many of her patients call her, is a native Texan. At the age of 34, Sandy enrolled in college and graduated from NTSU (now UNT) at the age of 39. She attended medical school at the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, where she was, with good reason, known as “the Mom” of the class.

Dr. Sandy and her husband, Don, moved to Eastland, Texas to establish her medical practice in December 1985. Several years later, after becoming board certified in Geriatric Medicine, she opened a geriatric clinic in Abilene in 2004. Then in December 2021, she accepted the position of Medical Director for Hospice of the Big Country and now limits her practice to patients in hospice care. She feels that the Lord has called her to care for the very frail and fragile patients who are in the “December” of their lives and to hold the hands of, and walk with, their family members on their journey.

Dr. Sandy wears other hats besides her “doctor” hat, as well. She is a mother, a grandmother, and a great-grandmother, and is also a widow. The love of her life, Don, passed away in 1999.

She is a published author and lecturer and has spoken in the United States, China, Germany, Croatia, Romania, Russia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and Zambia on women’s health issues. She has participated in and taught Bible lessons for “Ladies Classes” at congregations in those countries. However, one of her greatest joys has been to take all seven of her grandchildren on summer mission trips to Cambodia, China, Romania, Russia, and Zambia. She also took her visually-impaired grandson on a 13-state tour to play the piano for audiences in long-term care facilities for his “mission.”

Last, but not least, in 2023, she became a circumnavigator of the world at the age of 81. (Click to read the story on the TODAY SHOW website!)

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Our inspired Bible was written by Jewish people from their shared history as God’s chosen ones. Sadly, many Christians miss out on a deeper appreciation of their faith and of God’s Word because they aren’t familiar with the Jewish roots of Biblical faith. In the Roots of our Faith message series, Gordon Dabbs, Ph.D., helps us unlock a fresh understanding of who we are in Christ by revealing the connections between our faith and the Jewish backgrounds of what we believe.

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Our inspired Bible was written by Jewish people from their shared history as God’s chosen ones. Sadly, many Christians miss out on a deeper appreciation of their faith and of God’s Word because they aren’t familiar with the Jewish roots of Biblical faith. In the Roots of our Faith message series, Gordon Dabbs, Ph.D., helps us unlock a fresh understanding of who we are in Christ by revealing the connections between our faith and the Jewish backgrounds of what we believe.

Subscribe to PRESTONCREST - with Gordon Dabbs on Soundwise

Storytelling, specifically the use of parables, was the primary way that Jesus taught people. Mark’s Gospel notes that “He did not say anything without using a parable" (Mark 4:34). The stories Jesus told were so simple that even a child could understand, yet, so deep, we will never mine all of the meaning and wisdom from them. To those with “ears to hear,” those who could picture the message of these stories, Jesus revealed the beauty of the Gospel and the truth about the Kingdom of God. Join us on Sunday nights for the "Picture This!" series as Dr. Gordon Dabbs and Jacob Hawk walk us through the parables of Jesus.

Subscribe to PRESTONCREST - with Gordon Dabbs on Soundwise