English Class and the Gospel

English Class and the Gospel

English Class and the Gospel I was saved after my 9th grade English class. Truth be told, it was quite a bit later. However, looking back now, there were glimpses of the Gospel even back in Mrs. Taylor’s freshman English Class. This class is where I first heard about...
Finding Rest in the Messiah

Finding Rest in the Messiah

Finding Rest in the Messiah “Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” -Matthew 11:28 I love an unexpected snow day. There is just something about the quiet and beauty in a fresh dusting of snow that invites us to rest. Have you thought...
Willful Seasonal Amnesia

Willful Seasonal Amnesia

Willful Seasonal Amnesia It happens every year—football season begins, the weather starts to cool, and Thanksgiving comes and goes; then enters the sentimentalism and nostalgia of the Christmas season. By the middle of November I see “baby Jesus”...
Difficult Teachings of Jesus

Difficult Teachings of Jesus

Difficult Teachings of Jesus Some of the things that Jesus said are hard. How many of us have come across some chunk of red letters in the gospels and discovered something that we either didn’t understand, or didn’t want to understand? We have company. Even a cursory...
Marriage Interview: John and Missi Wilson

Marriage Interview: John and Missi Wilson

Marriage Interview: John and Missi Wilson John and Missi Wilson have been attending Redeemer Church since the very beginning. Through (almost) 17 years of marriage they have learned a lot about forgiveness, repentance, and the hope that comes from the gospel. I...
Do You Put God or Country First?

Do You Put God or Country First?

Do You Put God or Country First? Our current political climate is as intense and polarizing as ever. It seems the right has moved further right, the left has moved further left and the centrists have lost all hope in the political process. Politics & Jesus...