Blog

14 May

Galaxies and Glitter: A Parable on Preaching

May 14, 2020
By Chris Anderson

Imagine enrolling in a course on astronomy. Say you’re curious about what's out there—the identity of prominent stars, the vastness of the Milky Way, and so on. You want to be able to point out more than the moon and...

30 Apr

Devotional Thoughts

“I Scarce Can Take It In”

January 16, 2025
By Chris Anderson

We just introduced Gospel Meditations on Creation (available now to order). Here is a preview of Day 3 from Chris Anderson. Read John 19:1–30 “There was darkness over all the land.” (Matthew 27:45) For some, the topic of creation is a call to...

28 Apr

Announcements

Endorsements for GOSPEL MEDITATIONS ON CREATION

April 30, 2020
By Chris Anderson

We're grateful for these kind endorsements of our newest devotional Gospel Meditations on Creation. Grace! “Full of biblical wisdom, these short meditations offer both challenge and comfort. More, they lift your daily perspective by putting all things in the light of...

22 Apr

Announcements

Introducing GOSPEL MEDITATIONS ON CREATION with Astronaut Jeff Williams

January 16, 2025
By Chris Anderson

Church Works Media is thrilled to announce the publishing of our latest devotional, Gospel Meditations on Creation. Joe Tyrpak and I are joined this time by co-author Jeff Williams. Jeff is a devout Christian who also happens to be a...

16 Apr

Perspective

Quarantine: Nothing New Under the Sun

April 17, 2020
By Chris Anderson

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times." Dickens' timeless statement aptly describes my feelings about the response of Christians to the COVID-19 crisis. I've been encouraged to see churches adapt so quickly to these challenging times. "Zoom" was unknown...

03 Apr

Announcements, Perspective

Sing the Psalms. Like This.

April 3, 2020
By Chris Anderson

The modern church has lost the Psalms. We certainly don't sing them. Sure, we'll sing phrases from them. We'll copy and paste a verse that makes us happy or hopeful into a greeting card or its twenty-first-century equivalent. But we...

26 Mar

Devotional Thoughts

Fighting for Joy in Times of Trouble

March 26, 2020
By Chris Anderson

"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means." Word nerds everywhere are grateful to Inigo Montoya for this profound statement. People use words they don't understand all the time. Simple words, even. Joy is one...

20 Mar

Devotional Thoughts

God Is Always Good

March 20, 2020
By Chris Anderson

In these difficult times, we wanted to share an article that we thought would be particularly encouraging (and challenging). This is Day 1 from our devotional Gospel Meditations for the Hurting by Chris Anderson and Joe Tyrpak. We pray that...

12 Mar

Perspective

Invalid Validation

July 1, 2024
By Chris Anderson

I had a meeting over the weekend with a potential new member at the church I pastor, Killian Hill Baptist Church in Lilburn, GA. It wasn't an ominous meeting. I had reason to hope that this family would lean in...

26 Feb

Devotional Thoughts, Perspective

Succinct, Stirring, Christ-Saturated Theology: “He Will Hold Me Fast”

February 28, 2020
By Chris Anderson

Matt Merker's "He Will Hold Me Fast" has quickly become a beloved hymn of Christ's church. It's so encouraging, so soothing, so hope-building. And because of Matt's exceptional writing, it's so Christ-filled. The first two stanzas of the song were written...