Joe Tyrpak, Author at Church Works Media

27 May

The Gospel and Your Job

May 27, 2025
By Joe Tyrpak

This post by Joe Tyrpak comes from Gospel Meditations for Fathers (Day 21).“In the Lord your labor is not in vain.” (1 Corinthians 15:58)A Christian dad whom I deeply respect admitted to me, “Other than praying for God’s help as I...

19 May

Devotional Thoughts

Shocking Advice for a Meaningful Life

May 19, 2025
By Joe Tyrpak

This post by Joe Tyrpak comes from Gospel Meditations for Young Adults (Day 7).“It is better to spend your time at funerals than at festivals.” Ecclesiastes 7:2 (NLT)Ecclesiastes was written for young adults, and it confronts you with a pointed question:...

10 Feb

Devotional Thoughts

Yes! You Are in Full-Time Christian Service

February 10, 2025
By Joe Tyrpak

This post by Joe Tyrpak comes from Gospel Mediations on the Reformation (Day 3: “Full-Time Christian Service”).“Slaves...you are serving the Lord Christ.” (Colossians 3:22-24)God created us to work. Work is part of what it means to be human. Work is a...

06 Jan

Devotional Thoughts

Ancient Words for Modern Missions

January 22, 2025
By Joe Tyrpak

This post by Joe Tyrpak comes from Gospel Meditations for Missions (Day 4: “An Overlooked Missions Hymn”).“Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?" (Psalm 2:1)What are the most encouraging missionary hymns you can think of? Among the...

16 Dec

Devotional Thoughts

Peace: More Than an Emotion

December 16, 2024
By Joe Tyrpak

In a world fractured by conflict—internal and external—what does true peace really look like?

04 Nov

Devotional Thoughts

Beyond the Ballot: Hope in a Higher Kingdom

November 4, 2024
By Joe Tyrpak

This excerpt by Joe Tyrpak comes from Gospel Meditations for Christmas (Day 16: “Political Optimism”).“May all kings fall down before him, all nations serve him!” (Psalm 72:11)The birth of Jesus was a political event, and celebrating His birth should affect...

14 Oct

Devotional Thoughts

Sola Fide: Why Good Works Fall Short

October 18, 2024
By Joe Tyrpak

This post by Joe Tyrpak comes from Gospel Meditations on the Reformation (Day 9: “Why Faith Alone?”).“We hold that one is justified by faith apart from works of the law.” (Romans 3:28)Many Christians know what they believe before they can...

26 Aug

Devotional Thoughts

Praying through Depression

August 26, 2024
By Joe Tyrpak

This post by Joe Tyrpak comes from Gospel Meditations for Prayer (Day 8).“Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me?” (Psalm 42:5) Discouragement—even depression—is a normal experience for God’s people, and prayer is...

29 Jul

Devotional Thoughts

Why Does Life Feel Meaningless?

January 16, 2025
By Joe Tyrpak

This post by Joe Tyrpak comes from Gospel Meditations on Creation (Day 19: “Creation’s Monotony”).“The sun rises, and the sun goes down, and hastens to the place where it rises.” (Ecclesiastes 1:4) Creation certainly fills us with wonder and awe. But...

29 Apr

Devotional Thoughts

A Mother’s Love: God’s Love on Display

January 21, 2025
By Joe Tyrpak

This post by Joe Tyrpak comes from Gospel Meditations for Women (Day 11: “God Compares Himself to a Mother”).Throughout the Bible, God (Who is not human, so neither male nor female) consistently reveals Himself as Father rather than Mother, King...

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