Blog

30 Jan

My Two Cents on the G3 Conference

July 20, 2024
By Chris Anderson

A few weeks ago, Church Works Media was able to participate in the 2020 G3 Conference. For those unfamiliar with the conference (as I was until just a few years ago, despite living in Atlanta), the G3 Conference is primarily...

22 Jan

Perspective

Human Life Is Sacred. Remember.

February 28, 2020
By Chris Anderson

Today is "National Sanctity of Human Life Day," so designated in 1984 by President Ronald Reagan in response to the Supreme Court's ruling in Roe v. Wade, which legalized abortion on January 22, 1973. Forty-seven years and over 60 million...

01 Jan

Perspective

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 church planter....

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 feel quite...

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, every detail...

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 features some...

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 that we may get a heart of wisdom.” (Psalm 90:12) I...

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 of four daughters who are now...

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 and lay...

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...