Better by association
In this Christian life of faith, we spend a lot of time trying to become better people. We look at the Galatians 5 list of…
Chris Jackson
Pastor Author Teacher
Chris Jackson
Pastor Author Teacher
Essays
You are NOT irrelevant as you age
Today, let’s push back against feelings of irrelevance that can creep into our lives as we age. We are living in a time and a…
Are we actually protected?
Are we actually protected when we put our trust in God? One of the promises that Christianity asserts is that when a person places his…
The watertight person
Dick Lucas, the longtime pastor of one of England’s oldest churches, St. Helen’s Bishopsgate, has said, “The Bible does not give us a watertight argument…
tragedy and monotony: two killers
There are two things that happen in all of our lives that can become obstacles to faith. All humans face times of tragedy and monotony,…
how worship solves our mysteries
Throughout the generations, a consistent form of human entertainment has been the solving of complicated puzzles. Whether it is an old school, 1,000-piece puzzle in…
popping the balloon
Have you ever played with a partially inflated balloon, or a tied off surgical glove? If you have, you’ve noticed a curious dynamic. When we…
Living among lions…now what?
When David was hiding inside a cave from King Saul, he penned these plaintive words: “I am in the midst of lions; I am forced…
i was wrong. i’m sorry. forgive me.
Can you say those words? Do they come naturally to you or do you tend to stumble, stutter, or choke when you try to speak…
joseph meister lived
In 1885, a young boy named Joseph Meister was attacked and mauled by a rabid dog, thus contracting the dreaded rabies disease. At the time…