While we celebrate the Incarnation, especially during Advent and Christmas, this belief, worship, and life pattern shape Christian discipleship throughout the year. Each Sunday’s worship recalls this mystery, and each act of service embodies it. Similarly, each moment of prayer assumes it.
Category Archives: Devotional
How a Fifth-Grade Literacy Assignment Revealed the Reason Behind My Calling: Reflections on 9/11
To all the first responders out there—past, present, and future—you’re my heroes. Your courage and sacrifice aren’t forgotten. They wake me up in the morning, ready to serve those who serve us all.
And to everyone else reading this – let’s remember 9/11 not just as a tragedy but as a reminder of the incredible heroism that shines even in the darkest moments. Maybe we can all find a way, big or small, to honor that legacy by looking out for each other and supporting those who risk it all to keep us safe.
Suffering’s Sacred Communion
Suffering is a sacred communion between the sufferer and God. Meaning will only be found – if it is to be found at all in this life – between the sufferer and their Maker. Our responsibility is to create space and margin for their journey. To do so is to walk alongside, to trust the work of the Holy One.
The Forgotten Art of Christian Worship
Confession may seem counterintuitive in our age of self-affirmation. But paradoxically, it is the path to truly knowing God and ourselves. It brings the humility, hunger, and mercy we all deeply crave.
Worshipping the Healer, Not Just the Healing
As I have wrestled with my own physical limitations during recovery, I have found comfort not primarily in hoping for healing of this temporary pain. My solace and worship flow from meditating on the complete healing Christ has already secured for me—the forgiveness of sins and the promise of resurrection life. While he graciously heals some in this life according to his wisdom, all who call upon his name receive the greater blessing of spiritual rebirth and renewal (Revelation 21:5).
Is Christian Worship about Religion or Relationship? The Answer is Both
A relationship with no religion is a fantasy – and a religion with no relationship is vanity. The gospel confronts humanity with the inseparable interplay of both. A relationship that informs religious liturgy and a religion that brings continuous remembrance of a transformative relationship.
Don’t Stop Leading People to Christ
“As Paul said, “I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 3:14). Leading people to Christ is a lifelong process of pursuing him.”
Worship Theology and Scripture
“In every facet, the Scripture shapes believers’ understanding of glorifying God. The Word of God is the backdrop of new covenant grace that provides the prescriptions for worship.”
Jesus: The Crescendo of the Bible’s Glorious Hymn
“Every aspect of Jesus’ life rings with poetic perfection. As the Lamb of God, he gives the sacrifice needed for atonement. As the Messiah, he assumes his rightful throne. As the Suffering Servant, he bears humanity’s sins. As the Divine Word incarnate, he reveals God’s glory (John 1:14). Jesus’ life, death, resurrection, and exaltation ground the story of the biblical hymn.
Jesus is the turning point of history, the focus of Scripture, and, in a real sense, the culmination of the Old Testament story. All refrains lead back to Christ, the divine hero of Scripture’s universal song.”
Building a Theology of Worship – Introduction
“Join me on this ten-week journey to unravel the depth and richness of worship theology, discovering how it shapes the way believers honor and commune with their Creator.”
Josh Cehulik 