by Omri Miles | Mar 20, 2026 | Updates
In 1878, J. C. Ryle reminded his fellow Englishmen that “Ignorance can never be the mother of acceptable worship.” I wholeheartedly agree with this conviction. Without knowledge, God cannot be rightly worshipped by those whom he created for this very purpose...
by Omri Miles | Nov 13, 2025 | Updates
Until now, we have received overwhelming love and support from friends close and far away. As we approach our two-year anniversary of planting Grace Bible Church NOLA, we find ourselves entering into a new season and in need of additional partners to replace previous...
by Omri Miles | Aug 14, 2025 | Crook & Nib
Even though officials are sitting down and speaking to one another against me, your slave muses on your statutes. Also, your testimonies are my delight, my men of advice. Psalm 119:23-24 (author’s translation) How would you respond to learning that the most powerful...
by Omri Miles | May 22, 2025 | Crook & Nib
And he set one in Bethel, and one he put in Dan. Now this thing became a sin, for the people went to worship before the one as far as Dan. — First Kings 12:29-30 Biblical balance is not always found between two available options. First Kings 12:25-33 teaches this...
by Omri Miles | Apr 1, 2025 | Updates, Crook & Nib
“An ignorant population is a perilous and expensive burden to any nation.” What J. C. Ryle (1816-1900) said about nations is equally true of churches. An ignorant congregation is a perilous and expensive burden to the church because all that God demands of his people...