Hope - Gentle Reformation

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."

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"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...

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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

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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,

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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

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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

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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

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.