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The coronavirus has rapidly and radically changed almost everything we recognize as normal life. We are faced with dizzying restrictions and cancellations, but with those have also come a few new unique opportunities. One of the most obvious is the opportunity to care more intentionally for our neighbors.  If you already know your neighbors well, you can initiate that…

#FlattentheCurve  Intentionally practice social distancing (keep at least 6 feet away from others).  Dr. Deborah Birx of the White House COVID-19 task force said on Monday, March 16 that social distancing has the biggest impact [to flattening the pandemic curve]. Dr. Birx also said that 14-day quarantine of households where one person is infected with COVID-19 has stopped…

When I first became involved at Lifespring four years ago, it was the culmination of a long process. I was struck by the fact that neither I nor my friends were very busy doing the kinds of things God’s Word makes a big deal of in caring for the least of these. Then, I began thinking about…

I come from a background where many believe that although we are saved by the same Jesus and redeemed by the same blood, that on Sunday mornings, Sunday mornings, you should be with your own kind. And that many people from different backgrounds, we just don’t mesh well and I strongly disagree with that. I strongly believe that we have much more in common and even if…

While we as a church are learning more about global missions and exploring how we as a church can be more involved in God’s global plans (especially in our partnership in Cambodia), there is nothing more important and nothing more effective than prayer. Each month this year, to help us grow, we’re going to provide information about a specific nation or people group. We’ll…

All Redeemer ladies are invited to join us as we read and discuss Jen Wilkin’s book, None Like Him, during our fellowship group meetings this year. In each of the book’s ten chapters, Jen explains and highlights one of God’s incommunicable attributes, like His Sovereignty and Self-Existence. Jen’s hope and prayer in writing the book is that as we learn more about our…

All Redeemer ladies are invited to join us as we read and discuss Jen Wilkin’s book, None Like Him, during our fellowship group meetings this year. In each of the book’s ten chapters, Jen explains and highlights one of God’s incommunicable attributes, like His Sovereignty and Self-Existence. Jen’s hope and prayer in writing the book is that as we learn more about our…

All Redeemer ladies are invited to join us as we read and discuss Jen Wilkin’s book, None Like Him, during our fellowship group meetings this year. In each of the book’s ten chapters, Jen explains and highlights one of God’s incommunicable attributes, like His Sovereignty and Self-Existence. Jen’s hope and prayer in writing the book is that as we learn more about our…

Psalm 56 got us thinking about the topic of fear.  If you’d like to reflect further on fear and the role it plays in your life or the life of those you love, two great resources are Ed Welch’s book, Running Scared:  Fear, Worry, and the God of Rest, and the companion study guide / workbook, When I am Afraid:  A Step-by-Step Guide Away from Fear and Anxiety.…

And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” Matthew 28:18-20 (emphasis added) We…

All Redeemer ladies are invited to join us as we read and discuss Jen Wilkin’s book, None Like Him, during our fellowship group meetings this year. In each of the book’s ten chapters, Jen explains and highlights one of God’s incommunicable attributes, like His Sovereignty and Self-Existence. Jen’s hope and prayer in writing the book is that as we learn more about our…

In the 5:15 youth meetings, the students, grades 6-12, have been going through a series about Lies Teenagers Believe. Click here for a recap of Andrew Wahrman’s message spotlighting the lie that God doesn’t care.

[This article was originally published on radical.net on Nov. 11, 2019.] A gray sedan pulled through the gate kicking up dust. As it slowed, the driver turned the car onto the dirt patch opposite of the Quick Reaction Force building. A soldier sitting on the building’s stoop looked up from his…

(The following is Palmira Guardia’s testimony.) One day in the summer of 2003, I was at a park with my son in Aurora. Two ladies greeted me and handed me a card inviting me to their church, Sovereign Grace Church. These ladies were Sung Trainor and Lora Frey. We found out that Lora and I were neighbors. She lived across from me, and we became friends and so did our…