For My Friends Non-Judgmental Noticing 7 Oct 2022 The Next Step PodcastSeason 6: My Next Step, Vol 1: Getting StartedEpisode 2.3: Non-Judgmental NoticingDate: 06 October 2022Guest: Jamie Wiechman, Cofounder of Breathe Life Ministries Also available on: Apple Podcasts,…
Exegetical Study Faithful Change 6 Jun 20221 Nov 2022 By Ted Hopkins In my last post, I ended by saying faithfulness to Jesus leads us to faithful change, despite our deep and abiding reluctance to do so. In that…
Exegetical Study Good Friday and God’s Failure 15 Apr 202230 Dec 2022 By Justin Rossow Of course, we know the big picture. We have the benefit of hindsight, and we know that the open tomb is just around the corner. Of course,…
Discipling Leaders… The Parable of the Pottery Class 21 Mar 202229 Jun 2023 By Justin Rossow The regular habit of following Jesus requires regular habits...In short, you are saved by grace alone. And you can actually get better at following Jesus. Back in…
Exegetical Study Ashes and Curtains 1 Mar 20222 Nov 2022 By Justin Rossow “Dust you are and to dust you will return.” Those words, spoken to Adam in Genesis 3:19, come right after the Fall. They are words of judgment;…
For My Friends Go and Tell a Friend about Jesus 6 Dec 20211 Nov 2022 By Kim LongdenI’ve noticed that lessons for children in Bible curriculums oftentimes end with an exhortation for them to go and tell a friend about Jesus. This puts an image…
Emma 3 Dec 20211 Nov 2022 By Kristeen A. Bruun Ever since Emma turned twelve (she’ll be fourteen in a month) and could therefore fly without paying an extra surcharge for being an unaccompanied minor, she…
Cultural Studies… I Long to See You Face to Face 29 Oct 20211 Nov 2022 It’s been a rather confusing year for worship. We’re called to stay focused on relationship. By Justin Rossow As COVID-19 drags on (and on, and on, and on...), our novel…
Discipleship Tools… Small Conversations 7 Oct 20211 Nov 2022 By Justin Rossow Sid is good at her job; and her job right now is to help unfreeze my frozen shoulder, something that has to be painful in order for…
Gifts Wrapped in Darkness 22 Sep 20212 Nov 2022 By Justin Rossow At the end of our congregational information meeting last night (on Zoom no less), one of my pastors was asked to close the gathering in prayer. “A…
Discipleship Tools… What Do You Need to Follow Jesus? 30 Aug 20212 Nov 2022 By Justin Rossow What do you need to follow Jesus? That question came back to me again this week as Pastor Neuendorf and I were preparing to preach together on…
Cultural Studies… Patterns of Belonging 25 Jun 202022 Aug 2023 By Justin Rossow In his book Organic Community, Joseph Myers describes four different “patterns of belonging” we all need in order to experience a sense of community. Myers doesn’t tell us…
Discipling Leaders… Praise to the Lord, the Almighty 9 Jun 20205 Jan 2023 The Next Step PodcastSeason 2: Ponder AnewEpisode 1: "Praise to the Lord, the Almighty"Date: 9 June 2020Guest: Lead Illustrator Valerie MatyasAlso available on: iTunes Season 2 of the Next Step…
