by Derek Sanford | Dec 10, 2024 | Uncategorized
This is part 2 of our blog series on biblical singleness in the church. You can check out part one and the others in the series here! In 1 Corinthians 7, Paul provides some teachings on marriage and singleness. Embedded in this text he talks about two of the benefits...
by Derek Sanford | Dec 10, 2024 | Uncategorized
Christmas is a time for lists. Lists of gifts to buy. Lists of guests to invite to the Christmas party. Lists of friends’ addresses who will receive the annual holiday letter. May I propose another list this Christmas season? A prayer list. Christmas is a great time...
by Derek Sanford | Nov 14, 2024 | Uncategorized
Over the past 50 years, the U.S. has been transformed from a very married nation to a place in which married people are becoming a minority. Of people 15 and over (I know that’s a weird age, but it’s the one they use), 49% are married, and 51% are never married,...
by Derek Sanford | Oct 15, 2024 | Uncategorized
How the bible talks about the end of the world and how we feel about it are often miles apart. The bible says things like, ‘look forward to that day,’ and to ‘be of good cheer,’ and to ‘encourage one another with words’ about being...
by Derek Sanford | Aug 4, 2024 | Uncategorized
The world is chaotic right now. It feels like a tinderbox ready to explode. We’ve become numb to a tool of the enemy that has become commonplace in our modern society: catastrophizing. Catastrophizing is thinking the worst about every bad situation. It is expected...
