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 My Verse for 2020 June 17, 2020 I don't have a life verse. I'm not really one to even pick a particular verse or passage for any given year or season in life. But this year, man. This year has
Hope Stuck in the Past? July 27, 2019 A Common ConditionFrom 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 on
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 an experienced,
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
Hope Responding to Tragedy December 15, 2012 How do we--how can we--respond to such tragedy as the murder of children and their teachers? How do we even think through such horror? I'm not sure there's _one _perfect answer to that
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 and almost joined the church. Yet
Hope A Few Thoughts on Hope April 03, 2012 Hope isn't magical--at least not like we often think it is. Hope isn't simply a peace about the future that wraps our heart in a down comforter without warning or forethought. Rather, hope
Hope Hope September 16, 2011 I recently asked a burdened believer what I could do to help. “Just give us hope!” came the reply. All of us struggle with unrealized desires, some of which deeply burden the soul.