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Category: Devotional
A Message from the New Guy on the Council of Directors
At school, you’re the new guy. In sports, you’re a rookie. Surfing, you’re a kook. However you describe it, being the newest member of a group can be intimidating. What do you do, where do you sit, what do you […]
Our Closest Neighbor
God has been our neighbor since the beginning of time. He has been neighboring with us since he created Adam and Eve and walked with them in the Garden of Eden. Even after the Fall, God chose to live among […]
Experiencing Grace
Photograph: Pastor Kristian Anderson outside of 59th Street Church in Brooklyn, NY For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one […]
All You Need is Love
On June 25, 1967, the Beatles performed their hit song “All You Need Is Love” for over 400 million viewers in 26 countries in the first ever live international satellite television broadcast. The production was titled “Our World” and the […]
Neighbors (A Prayer)
Lord, Most Gracious Heavenly Father, as we come to you in prayer today, help us to never forget your Son’s death on the cross and his triumphal resurrection from the grave. Those are the truths that are at the foundation […]
In God’s Hands (Journey to Chad)
The Journal of Danny and Mandy (Part 1 of 6) In some ways it feels like Mandy and I are completing a long journey. At the same time, we know that the journey is just beginning. Before we got married, […]
Removing Obstacles
The night had gotten late. Life as both a teacher and a student made such nights the norm. Final exams only heightened the intensity. Writing, correcting, studying, teaching. There were simply not enough minutes in the day. Perhaps this is […]
Good Friday?
Good Friday? That phrase reminds one of Charlie Brown, whose favorite saying was “Good grief!” Both statements sound like an oxymoron. Yet in light of human depravity and our need for redemption, Christ’s sufferings are the only means of clearing […]
A Parade with a Point
I remember being in a parade when I was six or seven years old. The parade stretched the length of two city blocks, wrapped around a corner, and finished in a large parking lot. At the start of the parade, […]
Go and Do Likewise
When Jesus was asked to define “neighbor,” he instead responded with a story describing “neighboring”—the story of the Good Samaritan. Jesus concluded with the command, “Go and do likewise.” Do what the Good Samaritan did. This may be the May/June […]