Just a few days ago, Hurricane Helene left immeasurable devastation across the southeast US with over 200 confirmed dead. Many, many others are still missing and unaccounted for. And as I’m writing this another hurricane is forming in the Gulf of Mexico on a path toward the west coast of Florida. We will certainly hear of more of the same devastation when it makes landfall. I watched a news report...  Read More

Suffering With A PurposeIt is natural for us to resist pain. None of us seek out suffering or affliction, yet they are unavoidable parts of the human experience. If you haven’t faced them yet, you will. Suffering finds everyone in time.But there’s hope: when suffering comes, remember that God is sovereign over it. He uses our afflictions first for His glory and then for our ultimate good, though p...  Read More

Stability in an Ever-Changing WorldIt’s been said in life, one thing is certain: change. Change is a constant we experience on a personal level every day—in our relationships, jobs and our health. Take a broader view and we observe that the instability in the world around us is also a constantly shifting landscape. We don’t need to look too hard to see that politics, the economy and weather are al...  Read More

Exhortations for Christian Living1 Thessalonians 5:16-28 The apostle Paul concludes his first letter to the Thessalonian church by providing a series of brief yet powerful exhortations. These verses reflect the urgency and deep care Paul has for these new believers. For us today, this same spiritual wisdom can encourage every follower of Christ by inviting us to deeper reflection and application i...  Read More

Growing up in farm country in southern Ohio I heard some great analogies. Some funny and some quite wise. There’s one I remember that describes a truth about how we can often treat God like a “milk cow,” that is wanting what we can get from Him without truly caring about who He is.R.C. Sproul often phrased this attitude by saying many Christians desire the things God can give us rather than more o...  Read More

Resilience in Christ: Strength for the JourneyThis past week a friend received devastating news that will change his life for many years to come. It wasn’t what he expected and certainly not what he and many others prayed for. He is processing what comes next and trying to be resilient in the face of adversity and the uncertainty of the future.Just what does it mean to be resilient? In the face of...  Read More