Episode 29: Grief and Lament

“Our close relationships, when they are at their best, bear this image of Christ to us. Like Christ they hear us, care for our tears, accept us, and don’t offer quick fixes or silver linings. Yet through prayer and sensitivity, they are somehow able to take us by the hand and journey with us toward […]

Recommended Resources: May 4, 2020

Book Recommendation from a Pastor “Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy: Discovering the Grace of Lament” by Mark Vroegop Recommendation by Pastor Eric Cai “Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy” is a book that I purchased last year when I decided to take our high schoolers through the book of Psalms. I wanted to touch on an aspect of […]

Episode 28: Loving unbelievers better during the Coronavirus

“And as we do, let’s remember the great cost to Christ. “We love because He first loved us.” We were the injured and dying man on that road, and Christ has proven to be our true Neighbor. He came to us when we were dying in our sin—when we were His enemies—and He had compassion […]

Relationship-Building Questions for Couples in Quarantine

As we enter another month of “Shelter-in-Place,” we want more than survival stories for our marriages and relationships. We want stories of the love of Christ on display and how God used this season to help us grow more in displaying our Savior’s love to one another. One vital way to build our understanding of […]

Episode 27: Loving Our Church Family Better

“Beloved, while present circumstances keep us from fully embracing one another, by God’s grace we get the amazing privilege of being involved in each other’s lives through things like Zoom, e-mails, phone calls, and texts. We get to still be involved in each other’s lives by dropping off food and groceries. But I hope these […]

Episode 26: Loving Your Family Well

“But the last grace of loving our family well is by putting into practice the forgiveness we’ve received from Christ by asking for forgiveness when we’ve sinned and forgiving others when they’ve sinned against you. We’re not going to be sinless and there may have already been some major blowups, but with Christ, there is […]

Recommended Resources: April 27, 2020

Book Recommendation from a Pastor Caring for One Another by Ed Welch Recommendation by Pastor Mat Pau Like most of you, I find it difficult and even painful to know that for however long God has us, physical distancing will continue to be the norm. We look forward to the days when we can greet […]

Episode 25: Fervent Prayer

“So I encourage you to pray – not with a bunch of these and thous, but just pour your emotions and angst and frustrations out before God. Not as a means of catharsis or to nurse your grief or wallow in your pain, but because this is how you genuinely feel, this is real. And […]

Hope in God’s Bigger Story

Before the Covid 19 quarantine, a typical day in the life of our family might have looked like this: Wake up, mad rush to get everyone up, fed, and ready for school, feed all the pets, drop off kids to three different schools, grocery shopping, put away groceries, do dishes from last night’s dinner and […]

Episode 24: Fully Known

“God’s knowledge of you isn’t just cold, impersonal information. It’s a personal, intimate, wise, loving care and concern for his creation. That’s why David can pray “Search me and know me.” Family Worship Family Worship Devotional Download Open In Prayer Worship – My Life is an Offering – Give Me Jesus – Come Thou Fount […]