Chris Anderson, Author at Church Works Media

03 Jun

Exercise That Lasts

January 21, 2025
By Chris Anderson

This post by Chris Anderson comes from Gospel Meditations for Men (Day 16).“Train yourself for godliness; for while bodily training is of some value, godliness is of value in every way.” (1 Timothy 4:7–8)It’s not uncommon for the New Testament...

13 May

Devotional Thoughts

God Is SO Good!

January 16, 2025
By Chris Anderson

This post by Chris Anderson comes from Gospel Meditations on Creation (Day 5: “How Pleasure Displays God’s Goodness”).Perhaps you’ve heard contrasts like the following: “Christians live for duty; the lost live for pleasure.” Or, “We want to be good; those...

22 Apr

Devotional Thoughts

Dear Graduate, Time Flies!

January 28, 2025
By Chris Anderson

This post by Chris Anderson comes from Gospel Meditations for Young Adults (Day 4: “Time Flies”).I have vivid memories of high school and college. Talks, events, and even smells linger in my mind like they happened yesterday. They didn’t. I’m...

08 Apr

Devotional Thoughts

A Beautifully Mundane Life

January 21, 2025
By Chris Anderson

This post by Chris Anderson comes from Gospel Meditations for Mothers (Day 4).We live in the day of the superlative. Normalcy is so twentieth century. Everything today must be “hard core” or “radical” or “extreme,” even in the church. (Bonus...

29 Mar

Devotional Thoughts

Jesus Was No Victim

August 1, 2024
By Chris Anderson

Stuart Townend calls the day of Jesus’ death “the darkest day.” And it was. It was physically dark, as the very sun refused to shine on the crucifixion of its Maker (Matthew 27:45). And it was morally dark, as a...

28 Mar

Devotional Thoughts

Gethsemane

August 1, 2024
By Chris Anderson

Gethsemane has always stirred my imagination. How could it not?Jesus’ garden prayer took place just moments after He met with the disciples in the upper room. It’s only a 10-minute walk out of the old city, across the ravine that...

27 Mar

Devotional Thoughts

Abhorring All My Sin

March 28, 2024
By Chris Anderson

We are just a few days away from Good Friday, the time when Christians all over the world remember our Savior’s death. While billions will take note of the day, views on Jesus’ crucifixion vary widely. For some, there is nothing...

10 Jan

Announcements, Devotional Thoughts

Jesus, My Shepherd—and Ours

August 1, 2024
By Chris Anderson

“Jehovah is my Shepherd,” David says in Psalm 23:1. Not a Shepherd or even the Shepherd, but my Shepherd. I love that. What an encouraging concept to consider at the beginning of a new year. It reminds me that I’m...

26 Apr

Devotional Thoughts

Does God Want You to Be Holy or Happy?

April 26, 2023
By Chris Anderson

Have you ever had the impression that God wants Christians to be holy, not happy? That spiritual growth is a duty rather than a delight? Psalm 1 says that’s just not true. The first word of the Psalter is “blessed.” It...

21 Apr

Perspective

Ron Hamilton Has Come Forth as Gold

April 21, 2023
By Chris Anderson

Renowned Christian songwriter Ron Hamilton is with Jesus. And I’m deeply moved by his passing, his ministry, and his legacy—as though we were dear friends. The truth is, we weren’t. I knew Ron the same way thousands of others know...

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