If you spend much time online, you've probably heard someone say, "I don't need to go to church to be a Christian." They're right — as far as that sentence goes. Going to church doesn't make someone a Christian any more than standing in a garage makes someone a car. But that misses a much… Continue reading Sunday Is a Weekly Recalibration
Here's a confession: I spend my whole week thinking about Sunday. Praying over it. Preparing for it. Wondering what God is going to do in it. And then some people walk in, sit down, and quietly grade it like a movie. Did I like the songs? Was the sermon too long? Did the service meet… Continue reading Before You Walk In: Two Questions Every Worshiper Should Ask
The kingdom of God is probably the most important theme in the New Testament and arguably the least understood. If I had to sum up the kingdom in only one sentence, here is how I would do it
There's a word buried at the very end of Acts that I've been thinking about for three years. It's the last word Luke wrote. Not the last sentence—the last word. And if you're the kind of person who skips to the end of a book to see how it wraps up (no judgment, I do… Continue reading Unhindered
Have you ever noticed how quickly a storm can become the loudest voice in your life? One difficult phone call.One unexpected diagnosis.One financial setback.One relationship that begins to unravel. Suddenly it's hard to think about anything else. That's exactly what happened in Acts 27. The Apostle Paul boarded a grain ship bound for Rome with… Continue reading Your Storm Doesn’t Get the Final Word
struggling and striving to follow Jesus
Joshua Wester 