2020 has been quite a year. With the pandemic and everything that has been going on this year, it is really easy to only focus on the negatives. However, as Thanksgiving comes closer, it is a good reminder that we need to reflect on the many blessings that God has...
What does it mean to set your heart on something? I’m not talking about a small desire. I’m talking about the relentless pursuit of something. If you really set your heart on something, it means that you are going to dedicate your time, energy, and passion to making...
I heard a pastor once say, “We owe it to people to prepare them for adversity.” How true is that in our Christian community! While I do believe that “God is good, all the time…all the time, God is good,” I think our definition and gut reaction to that word “good”...
My article for this edition of The Forerunner is going to be a little different than usual. I’m still going to share about some things that are coming up in the life of our church. Specifically, how we are going to be walking through the book of 1 Peter together as a...
In Psalm 77:11, Asaph writes, “I will remember the deeds of the LORD; yes, I will remember your miracles of long ago.” Even during this time of turmoil and uncertainty in our country, we must remember that our God is sovereign and faithful. Just like Asaph, we must...
As our staff has taken time trying to evaluate how best to do ministry this fall and winter, I catch myself wishing for things to go back to “normal.” Normalcy has been pretty evasive, hasn’t it? I keep hoping that we have turned a corner on this pandemic, but we are...
