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

My personality is well suited for engineering.  I want to know the details.  I don’t just want to know what my computer does, but how it does it.  Maybe you are not that person, but I believe most of us want an explanation for things.  Although I must admit the older I get, and perhaps in turn the closer to heaven I get, my love for that has maybe waned a tad.But we want to be able to understand t...  Read More

Writing to the Thessalonians, Paul highlights an important mark of Christian living: love for one another. In 1 Thessalonians 4:9-10, he commends the Thessalonian believers for their brotherly love, urging them to continue growing in this love more and more. While he acknowledges that they already understand the importance of love, he provides further guidance that illustrates what this love looks...  Read More