Blog

01 Jan

Parenting with Authority, Affection, and Affirmation

February 28, 2020
By Chris Anderson

God has given my wife Lori and me four amazing daughters. Raising them has been the most important thing I've done or will do. I love being a pastor. I look back fondly on my years as a...

25 Dec

Devotional Thoughts

Wise Men: Gentiles Who Sought the Savior

February 28, 2020
By Chris Anderson

I love nativity scenes. My family has several, from a porcelain “Avon” series to a colorful “Cracker Barrel” collection, to an unbreakable “Little People” set made for little hands. None of it is fine art, but it wouldn’t...

17 Dec

Devotional Thoughts

Angels: God’s Faithful and Former Messengers

February 28, 2020
By Chris Anderson

You could argue that everybody but Jesus is an “extra” in the Christmas story. The narrative of the incarnation has but one Hero. But that’s not to say that those with supporting roles were chosen at random. No,...

11 Dec

Devotional Thoughts

The Shepherds: Nobody and Everybody

December 17, 2019
By Chris Anderson
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We give a lot of thought to “staging” in the modern world. Weddings are choreographed to look “just so.” Events like graduations are designed and rehearsed to be both beautiful and meaningful. Every “State of the Union” address...

04 Dec

Devotional Thoughts

Time Flies

February 28, 2020
By Chris Anderson

We just introduced Gospel Meditations for Young Adults (available now to preorder). Here is a preview of Day 4 from Chris Anderson. Read Psalm 90. “So teach us to number our days...

27 Nov

Announcements, Perspective

Introducing “Gospel Meditations for Young Adults”

February 28, 2020
By Chris Anderson

Every generation tends to think they have it harder than everyone else. We’ve all heard the joke about how our parents had to walk to school. In the snow. Uphill. Both ways. As the father...

19 Nov

Devotional Thoughts

The Value of a Soul

February 28, 2020
By Chris Anderson

Matthew 16:26 is sometimes obscured by the epic texts that surround it. Matthew 16 contains Peter’s proclamation that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of the living God (v. 16). It contains Jesus’ promise to build His church...

12 Nov

Devotional Thoughts, Perspective

For the Sake of His Name

February 28, 2020
By Chris Anderson
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This week, Chris Anderson is traveling in Indonesia with two young families from the church he pastors who are praying, strategizing, and planning to move there. This excerpt from Gospel Mediations for Missions is a fitting thought for the occasion! “Why...

06 Nov

Devotional Thoughts

Jars of Clay: A Philosophy of Grace vs. Glory

November 6, 2019
By Chris Anderson
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During my theological training, I regularly heard challenges on the need to be exceptional for the glory of God. I was taught that excellence was a cardinal Christian virtue, which honestly did me a world of good. I heard that it...

31 Oct

Devotional Thoughts

A Stack of Bibles

November 6, 2019
By Chris Anderson
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When I was a kid, we would say (rather irreverently, I admit), "I swear on a stack of Bibles." The meaning was as clear as "I swear on my mother's grave": The speaker was telling the truth—or at least wanted...