Hope - Gentle Reformation

The Toymaker's Tale

January 21, 2025

‘From my earliest recollections, I felt that something was profoundly wrong deep within my being. Why am I here? What is the meaning of life if we are all ultimately going to die? I felt utter despair’.

Trials

The Refining Fire: How Trials Shape Us

August 28, 2024

Trials refine Christian faith like ancient Roman metallurgy, purifying through repeated challenges. Trust God's process, embracing adversity to develop a stronger, genuine faith for His glory

Death

Facing Death with Fear and Faith

June 05, 2024

Fear of death? Jonah's story shows hope emerges even in despair. Faith & Jesus' sacrifice conquer death's grip. #faith #hope #religion

Resurrection

A Beacon of Hope

April 03, 2024

The resurrection of Jesus transforms despair into hope, challenges disbelief, and empowers us to share His victory and eternal promise.

Death

Balm for the Soul

January 25, 2022

> “It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it

remember

Remember

September 11, 2021

In the midst of calamity, death, war, and affliction we ought to remember. Remember who we are. Remember who God is. Remember the only hope we have, Jesus Christ. Remember the hope of redemption in Jesus. Biblical rememberance leads us to cry out, "Come Lord Jesus, come quickly."

easter

"Jesus and Resurrection? What's This Babbler Trying to Say?"

April 03, 2021

But this accidental tourism soon turns sour: “the city was full of idols.” That discovery drives him to do what he loves best: he preaches. This piqued the attention of the philosophers...

Hope

Stuck in the Past?

July 27, 2019

A Common Condition From time to time we bump into folk who seem glued into a groove. For a whole variety of reasons, which they may or may not have caused, they linger

Atheism

Screaming Life

July 13, 2016

I'm very happy to highly recommend the “for such a time as this” work and artistry of this sister in Christ. Pastors and other Christian counselors take note: If you want

Hope

Good Plans For Applying Jeremiah 29:11

April 13, 2016

What is your greatest desire in life? And what is right now your most difficult situation in life? And how do to the two relate? If you know Christ, you know what the

Funeral

In Memory of Mark

September 24, 2012

Last week I spoke at the funeral of Mark Emmerling. Several years ago, Mark had come to our congregation through our association with the Kokomo Rescue Mission [http://www.kokomorescuemission.org/]and almost