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Chester, West VirginiaSerious about the Bible. Done with the BS.

Serious about the Bible.
Done with the BS.Chester, West Virginia

A rainbow over a wet street of houses in Chester, West Virginia, with a wooded hill behind them.

Serious about the Bible. Done with the BS.

The Bible is better than you've been told. And I can prove it.

Have you been burned out by church, and bummed out on God? I get it. Hang around a while—God ain't the one who let you down.

God wants you

Grace

What's on your mind?

Faith in Jesus

What does it mean to believe in Jesus?

Jesus is God's Son. He died for our sins and rose again. Believing in Him means trusting Him to save you.

Explore faith in Jesus Jesus and bad religion

Had enough of church?

Jesus is the antidote to bad religion. He gives you good reason to take another look at Him.

Read Jesus and bad religion That You May Know

Can I know I'm right with God?

Yes. You know whether you believe in Jesus. If you do, that's a really big deal. It's everything.

Read That You May Know Life with God

What does life with God look like?

You belong to Him while you're learning. His grace gives you room to grow, help when you need it, and good things to do for other people.

Explore life with God 
All the questions 

Grace works. Try some on.

tobe

Newest clip

Newest clip / 2 Samuel

They told two different stories about the same life

"They looked at the very same life, the very same tragedies, the very same hardships, and told two different stories about it."

The articleThey don't experience deathWhat about the guy who died before the story was over? Did God come down for him?Read the article All clips 

The proof

Don't take my word for it.

Reading the Bible

Two Inches at a Hundred Yards

A small error in how you read the Bible is invisible up close and catastrophic at distance. Ministers are shooting at a thousand yards.

Read it 2 Samuel 18:9

It doesn't say hair

Many translations hang Absalom by his hair. 2 Samuel 18:9 does not say hair.

Read it Acts 10, 11 & 15

Cornelius was saved before he was baptized.

Peter preached forgiveness through faith in Jesus. While he was still speaking, God gave Cornelius and his household the Holy Spirit. Then Peter had them baptized.

Read it 

Preacher Tobe

Hey. I'm Tobe.

I'm the preacher at an awesome little church in Chester, West Virginia. I'm "Papa" to a couple of sweet little grandbabies. I'm the guy who wants you to be free.

Meet Tobe 
Tobe clowning for the camera with Michael and Cassandra on their wedding day, in front of a rusted Cadence sign.

Michael and Cassandra's wedding

"Who IS that?!"

A few months ago, we met Pastor Toby and his wife, Missy, while we were out singing karaoke one Sunday afternoon. And let me tell you… the ENERGY this man had was absolutely amazing!

He's funny, smart, full of personality, and such a true man of God that it's honestly hard not to smile when you're around him.

Cassandra, writing about her wedding to Michael

Read her whole post on Facebook  (opens in a new tab)

Real life

Tobe holding a plank across the kitchen counters with one foot in the air.
Thanksgiving meal prep is different in Papa and Mimi's house.
Tobe singing karaoke on stage while holding his baby granddaughter, with the lyrics on a screen above.
Mine and Missy's favorite spot for karaoke, The White Stallion. I'm singing Creed's "With Arms Wide Open" with my first grandchild, Darcy.
The church crew waving from a flatbed float decorated with flags and a God Bless banner.
A big part of my church crew. Chester does it up big for the 4th. My buddy Kevin built two hotdog-firing potato cannons and we shot off almost 200 cooked, wrapped, and prepped dogs to the town that day.
Missy at the stove toasting pecans in a cast-iron skillet next to a pot of melting butter.
Missy makes something delicious every Sunday for breakfast for the whole church. One week it was homemade cinnamon rolls with roasted pecans salted with browned butter.
Tobe singing with the Wells Brothers band on the stage at Chester City Park.
The Wells Brothers are the greatest country music singing brothers I've ever known. It's rare to find guys north of the Mason-Dixon who have that real country sound. Sometimes when they play here at Chester City Park, they invite me to come up and sing a song or two. The Wells Brothers on YouTube  (opens in a new tab)
Family sitting around a backyard fire pit roasting hot dogs, with Tobe barefoot in a lawn chair.
Easter is a working day for our family, so our Easter dinner tradition is hotdogs on a fire in the back yard. One of the best decisions we ever made.
Mandy arching over the high jump bar at a track meet while people watch from the fence.
Baby Girl (Mandy) puttin' Dad to shame with her high jumps at Oak Glen High School.
A long jump pit, with Tobe's feet just making it into the top corner of the picture.
Practicing the long jump. My feet weren't in the air long, but this old man can still get both of them off the ground at the same time.
Lucy the dog tucked under a blanket with her head on the pillow.
Our dog Lucy, sleeping in the bed like a human. Not AI. Not edited.