The other day I grabbed my hoodie and took a run in the slightly-cold weather we’ve been having. It was pretty windy, and I quickly found myself running against the wind and rain. It was just a drizzle, but it still didn’t feel quite comfortable. I quickly considered...

Are you available? If you stop and think about it, you are available in certain ways despite how busy you might be. Right now, you are available to read this blog post. Most likely sometime today you will  be asked by your spouse or child or parent to do something and...

This is Easter weekend, and many Americans are thinking about Jesus. Many do not have a biblical understanding of Jesus, but a mixture of the COVID-19 pandemic and holiday traditions have them considering who this Jesus really is. Moreover, many will hear the gospel...

Perhaps one of the most obvious consequences of COVID-19 is that the way we do church has changed, at least temporarily. Not knowing when exactly we will meet in person means that “temporarily” is the situation for the present and near future. There’s no getting...

As many of you have no doubt discovered by now, Ohio’s stay-at-home order has been extended into May. This is a final answer, a final confirmation to whatever hopes we had of getting a sense of normalcy back. But it’s OK, because even though things around...

I am enjoying catching up with all of you, even if it’s from a distance. It’s interesting to hear how this sudden change of pace is impacting each family differently. For some, they are facing the challenge of children doing schoolwork at home, while...

The church is not a collection of families. The church is family. We are not "family-friendly"; we are a family. The church is made up of brothers and sisters who are to be encouraging each other as we pursue Jesus Christ together. But during this time of...

Charles Spurgeon wrote, “Prayer does not fit us for the greater works; prayer is the greater work.” I often times want to get to a place in my life where I am confident with every decision that I make and every action that I take. When I was younger I...