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06 Jan

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...

27 Nov

Devotional Thoughts

Forever Loved: A Thanksgiving Meditation

November 27, 2024
By Abby Huffstutler

This post by Abby Huffstutler comes from Gospel Meditations on the Psalms (Day 28: “True, Kind Love—That Never Ends”).“Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever.” (Psalm 136:1)I am a writer by trade...

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...

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...

02 Jun

Perspective

Why Biblical Hymns Are So Important

June 2, 2022
By Chris Anderson

The following transcript is an excerpt from a recent sermon by Chris Anderson called “Theology That Sticks.” You can listen to the entire sermon here. Chris’ new book by the same title is available here. Hymns Are Powerful “In short, we do...

20 Apr

Announcements

Introducing: Theology That Sticks

April 20, 2022
By Paul Keew

"Why don't we sing less and get on with the good stuff?" "Why are we singing so many new songs?" "Why in the world are we singing this?!" In his new book Theology That Sticks, pastor, hymn-writer ("His Robes for Mine"),...

24 Nov

Devotional Thoughts

Hardships & True Thankfulness: On the 400th Anniversary of Thanksgiving 1621

November 24, 2021
By Joe Tyrpak

If this year is the hardest year yet for thanksgiving, then let me suggest that it’s probably the best opportunity yet for you to magnify God’s worth by giving thanks to him. Hardships, in fact, provide the best occasion for true...

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...

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