Love the flexibility of attending digital church services from your sofa Get skeptical With Jay Y Kim discover why it impacts worship and community Show Notes and Resources Connect with Jay Y Kim and catch more of his thoughts at jaykimthinks com and listen to his podcast jaykimthinks com podcast and follow him on Instagram and Facebook And grab Jay Y Kim's book Analog Christian on our shop Intrigued by today's episode Think deeper about our phones in our FamilyLife episode How Are Screens Influencing Us Or we'll send it at no cost to you with a donation of any [... more]

Rejoicing in the face of suffering seems counterintuitive We might expect surprise worry fear or anger in the face of hardship but Peter calls us to rejoice insofar as you share Christ s sufferings that you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed How do we rejoice when we share Christ s sufferings Today Rich shares the confident expectation we can have that will lead to settled satisfaction in the middle of deep pain Let's listen to this message titled suffering is shared [... more]

Rejoicing in the face of suffering really seems counterintuitive We might expect Surprise worry fear or anger in the face of hardship but Peter calls us to rejoice insofar as you share Christ s sufferings that you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed But how do we do that Today Rich shares the confident expectation we can have that will lead to settled satisfaction in the middle of deep pain Let's listen to this message titled suffering is shared [... more]

Rejoicing in the face of suffering really seems counterintuitive We might expect Surprise worry fear or anger in the face of hardship but Peter calls us to rejoice insofar as you share Christ s sufferings that you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed But how do we do that Today Rich shares the confident expectation we can have that will lead to settled satisfaction in the middle of deep pain Let's listen to this message titled suffering is shared [... more]

Rejoicing in the face of suffering really seems counterintuitive We might expect Surprise worry fear or anger in the face of hardship but Peter calls us to rejoice insofar as you share Christ s sufferings that you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed But how do we do that Today Rich shares the confident expectation we can have that will lead to settled satisfaction in the middle of deep pain Let's listen to this message titled suffering is shared [... more]

The newspaper declared that Pep had taken the life of the cat of the governor rsquo s wife mdash but he didn rsquo t do it The only thing he may have been guilty of was chewing the sofa at the governor rsquo s mansion Pep was a rambunctious young Labrador retriever owned by Pennsylvania rsquo s governor Gifford Pinchot in the s The dog actually was sent to Eastern State Penitentiary where his mug shot was taken with a prisoner identification number When a newspaper reporter heard about it he made up the cat story Because his report appeared [... more]

After another week of being beaten down by more medical setbacks I slumped onto the sofa I didn rsquo t want to think about anything I didn rsquo t want to talk to anybody I couldn rsquo t even pray Discouragement and doubt weighed me down as I turned on the television I began watching a commercial showing a little girl talking to her younger brother ldquo You rsquo re a champion rdquo she said As she continued affirming him his grin grew So did mine God rsquo s people have always struggled with discouragement and doubt Quoting Psalm which [... more]

Darkness isn't the opposite of light it's the absence of light And the Apostle John warns us that those who walk in darkness are proving their absence from Christ So join Stephen in this message as he helps us better understand the difference between living in darkness and living in the Light [... more]

Pastors are men on a God-given mission Although teaching styles and personalities may vary the Bible outlines a specific pattern for their ministry What should pastors be doing Find out when you listen to Truth For Life with Alistair Begg Listen [... more]

What does it mean to be called into pastoral ministry And what should a church look for in its pastors and leaders Listen as Alistair walks us through the pattern and purpose of a pastor's work That's our focus on Truth For Life with Alistair Begg Listen [... more]

As a full-of-energy preschooler my son Xavier avoided afternoon quiet time Being still often resulted in an unwanted though much needed nap So he rsquo d wiggle in his seat slide off the sofa scoot across the hardwood floor and even roll across the room to evade the quiet ldquo Mom I rsquo m hungry I rsquo m thirsty I have to go to the bathroom I want a hug rdquo Understanding the benefits of stillness I rsquo d help Xavier settle down by inviting him to snuggle Leaning into my side he rsquo d give in to sleep Early [... more]