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15 Apr

Facing Fear and Anxiety

April 12, 2024
By Abby Huffstutler

This post by Abby Huffstutler comes from Gospel Meditations on the Psalms (Day 15: “I Know God Is for Me”).Fear is a universal human experience. We like to describe certain exceptionally daring people as “fearless,” but the reality is that...

08 Apr

Devotional Thoughts

A Beautifully Mundane Life

April 8, 2024
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...

01 Apr

Devotional Thoughts

Are You Exhausted?

April 1, 2024
By Joe Tyrpak

This reading by Joe Tyrpak comes from Gospel Meditations for the Hurting (Day 19), which deals with practical implications of the resurrection of Jesus. Read 1 Corinthians 15 “Be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord.” — 1 Corinthians 15:58 In 1...

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...

19 Dec

Guest Post

God, My All-Sufficient Portion: How William Carey Found Strength to Plod

December 19, 2022
By Guest Author

William Carey’s heart raced as he leaned against the railing of the Kron Princess Maria. The winds and tides had finally allowed the Danish ship to enter the Bay of Bengal on November 11, 1793. In the distance, Carey caught his...