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It's been a wild few weeks in our nation. In light of recent events, I've compiled some resources that have been helpful to me as I've tried to process our moment in history.

Articles:
Is Christianity Back? -- Pastor Glenn Packiam
We Do Not Seek Vengeance Upon Our Enemies -- James Woods
Is Charlie Kirk’s Assassination a Turning Point? -- Brett McCracken
From the Cross to Our Enemies: Why Christians Forgive -- Kelsi Klembara
The Assassination of Charlie Kirk and the Promise of Christian Suffering -- Caleb Keith

Video Podcasts: Speak Life - Glen Scrivner
Glen is an author, podcaster, evangelist,  and an Anglican minister in England. His ministry, Speak Life, puts out some great reflections on Western culture that are worth paying attention to. Check out two of his recent video podcasts reflecting on how the Charlie Kirk assassination is affecting people around the world, and the lies that we are in danger of believing if we do not think biblically about our world.
They Tried Church Because of Charlie Kirk — What Will Keep Them?
6 Lies We're Being Fed Right Now 

From my bookshelf:
Walking with God through Pain and Suffering by Tim Keller
The question of why God would allow pain and suffering in the world has vexed believers and nonbelievers for millennia. Timothy Keller takes on this enduring issue and shows that there is meaning and reason behind our pain and suffering, making a forceful and ground-breaking case that this essential part of the human experience can be overcome only by understanding our relationship with God. (Amazon's description )
In light of all the things happening in our world right now, being grounded in the rock-solid hope of Jesus Christ and knowing that He will never leave you or forsake you is something we can all lean into a bit more.

A song I'm listening to:
At Last The King by The Gray Havens
It's October, so I've begun adding Christmas music to the rotation as I pray about and prepare for our upcoming Advent series, The Unveiling of the King.

Quote of the week:
"We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are." Anonymous

September 11, 2025 - Reflection on Charlie Kirk
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Since I heard the news yesterday about the killing of Charlie Kirk, I’ve been thinking and praying about what to say and how to respond. I don’t often comment on things like this, but I felt like something was different today. There are things about Mr. Kirk that were admirable, and there were things that I disagreed with him about. For the record, I don’t agree on everything with anyone, including my wife, whom I love and would give my life for.

I have found myself swinging between sadness, despair, and anger. How did we get to this place in our moment in history where people resort to violence to quiet someone with whom they disagree?

Some will chalk it all up to “those evil people” on the opposite side of whichever political position they hold. I think this is too simplistic, and it causes us to look at people who are created in the image of God as less than or inhuman instead of as people who are captured by false teaching. People who were just as we were, lost in our sinful rebellion, before we repented and believed in Christ.

Our culture would have us take up arms, but scripture grounds us and tells us these truths that we must remember and build our lives on.
In 2 Corinthians 10:3, Paul tells the Corinthian church that, “…although we live in the flesh, we do not wage war according to the flesh...”
Just a few years after that, he tells the Ephesian church:
“For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers of this darkness, against evil, spiritual forces in the heavens. For this reason take up the full armor of God, so that you may be able to resist in the evil day, and having prepared everything, to take your stand. Stand, therefore, with truth like a belt around your waist, righteousness like armor on your chest, and your feet sandaled with readiness for the gospel of peace. In every situation take up the shield of faith with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit—which is the word of God. Pray at all times in the Spirit with every prayer and request, and stay alert with all perseverance and intercession for all the saints.”  Eph 6:12-18

Now is the time when we need to lean deeper into the truth of God’s word with the body of Christ and remember the gospel. I leave you with these words from the Apostle Peter.
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Because of his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead 4 and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you. 5 You are being guarded by God’s power through faith for a salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time. 6 You rejoice in this, even though now for a short time, if necessary, you suffer grief in various trials 7 so that the proven character of your faith—more valuable than gold which, though perishable, is refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ. 1 Peter 1:3–7
Therefore, with your minds ready for action, be sober-minded and set your hope completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. 1 Peter 1:13
6 Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God, so that he may exalt you at the proper time, 7 casting all your cares on him, because he cares about you. 8 Be sober-minded, be alert. Your adversary the devil is prowling around like a roaring lion, looking for anyone he can devour. 9 Resist him, firm in the faith, knowing that the same kind of sufferings are being experienced by your fellow believers throughout the world. 10 The God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, establish, strengthen, and support you after you have suffered a little while. 11 To him be dominion forever. Amen. 1 Pe 5:6–11

I understand that people’s emotions are raw at the moment. The hostility and rhetoric in our country have boiled over. The hope of the gospel and the justice of God must be greater than our desire for revenge.

I believe we are at a crucial moment in history when the church, people grounded in truth and led by the Holy Spirit, can, as Paul wrote to the Philippians, “…be blameless and pure, children of God without blemish though you live in a crooked and perverse society, in which you shine as lights in the world.” Php 2:15.

May we be people of light to a dark world, and may Peter's words strengthen, comfort, and encourage us until we gather together again.

Pastor Kevin

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May 14, 2025 - Thoughts
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Articles:
Russell Moore is one of my favorite pastors and public theologians. Currently he is teaching through Revelation at his church and I thought his weekly email “Moore to the Point” was particularly encouraging.  

Are you an adult who struggles to talk to young people about faith? Axis is a ministry that offers a ton of resources for adults to help disciple teens.
One resource I take advantage of is called the Culture Translator. “Each week, our team researches culture to help you stay up to date on the music, movies, TV shows, and social media trends impacting your kid’s world.” I get an email from them every week with three cultural event and some Christian analysis to help me help my kids understand pop-culture from a Christian perspective. They have many other resources as well. Definitely worth checking out.

Podcasts:
I was blessed and challenged by the preaching of Tyler Staton’s message: For the Sake of Others: How Many Times Should I Forgive.

From my bookshelf:
Blessed: Experience the Promise of the Book of Revelation by Nancy Guthrie
Nancy does an amazing job of walking through the symbolism of Revelation reminding us "Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear the words of this prophecy and keep what is written in it, because the time is near." Revelation 1:3 CSB.

A song I'm listening to:
Is He Worthy — Andrew Peterson
Andrew was one of the first Christian musicians that I ever heard. I’ve been listening to him for 30 years now. He is an incredible story-teller through, song and books.
Bonus: you should check out his children’s book series The Wingfeather Saga. It’s so good.

Quote of the week:
G.K. Chesterton on the book of Revelation: "Though St. John the Evangelist saw many strange monsters in his vision, he saw no creature so wild as one of his own commentators."

Each week I read, listen to, and watch a lot of content about the "Christian Life." I often think, I sure hope others know this or are listening and reading these things too and then I just move on.

This blog is my effort to pass along some of the stuff that made me stop and think. I'm sure not everyone will like or agree with some of what I pass along and thats ok. If you take the time to read or listen to something listed here and you learned something, you had a questions about something, or something spoke to your heart, please let me know and let's have a conversation about it. You can always email me here.

With out further adieu, here we go...

Articles:
Four causes of division in the church -- Trevin Wax
Why Is Christ Called The Firstborn of All Creation? --  Robert Bowman and Ed Komoszewski

Podcasts:
From The Surprising Rebirth in the Belief of God Podcast:
These two episodes about the men and the church were very interesting.

• The Male Identity Crisis: Why young men are searching for meaning again.
• Why Men Are Returning To Church: The surprising rebirth of the manosphere.

From my bookshelf:
The Final Days of Jesus: The Most Important Week of the Most Important Person Who Ever Lived by Andreas J. Köstenberger

A song I'm listening to:
There's a Kingdom (Lyric Video) by Austin Ludwig, Jake MacAdam

Quote of the week:
Sin demands to have a man by himself. The more isolated a person is the more attractive will be the power of sin over him, and the more deeply he becomes involved in it, the more disastrous is his isolation. ” Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together