The End Is Near - So What Are You Waiting For? 1 Peter 4:6-7 There is a peculiar kind of busyness that feels productive but accomplishes nothing of lasting significance. You know the feeling. You reach the end of a long day, exhausted from …
Arm Yourself: What It Really Means to Follow Jesus Into Suffering 1 Peter 4:1-5 There is a version of the Christian faith that gets sold to people like a comfortable upgrade to their existing life. Better morals, a friendly community, a sen…
Who Gets the Final Say in Your Heart? 1 Peter 3:13-23 There is a question that cuts to the very core of what it means to follow Jesus, one that is easy to gloss over in the rhythm of daily life but impossible to ignore when life gets hard: …
From 1 Peter 3:8-12 There is a version of Christianity that sounds beautiful in theory but falls apart the moment someone cuts you off in the parking lot, says something unkind about you, or betrays your trust. It is easy to talk about lovi…
What Your Closest Relationship Says About Your Faith There is a version of you that most people never see. The polished, patient, considerate version — the one that shows up to work, to social gatherings, to church — that version is real, b…
Suffering Well: How to Put God on Display in the Hardest Moments of Life (1 Peter 2:21-25) There is a question that most of us would rather avoid: what do we do when life becomes unbearable? When the pain is not the result of our own poor c…
(From our study in 1 Peter 2:13-25) How do we keep doing good when doing good doesn't seem to do any good? It is easy to treat people well when they treat us well in return. It is easy to be generous, patient, and kind when life is running …
When Your Desires Are Working Against You (watch the associated video message here) There is a strange kind of suffering that comes from wanting something you know is not good for you. You have felt it. The argument you knew you should walk…