by Timothy Shorey | Apr 7, 2021 | Devotional Reflections, Mission and Missions, The Christian Life
I’ve Got My Hands Full I’m not sure what this post is. Is it an insightful piece to help people, or a cop out for not doing more, or just a verbal selfie to let people know where I’m at right now? My back story is fairly straightforward. I’m 62. Been married for 42...
by Timothy Shorey | Mar 31, 2021 | Biblical Studies, Cultural and Biblical Justice, Mission and Missions, The Christian Life, The Church
Hope for Our Nation Sometimes the sheer wonder of God’s mercy is too much to fathom—but there is joy in trying! We can easily feel it when considering Jonah’s foot-dragging missionary adventure to Nineveh (recounted in Jonah 1-4). God called. Jonah reluctantly went....
by Timothy Shorey | Mar 24, 2021 | Apologetics, Biblical Studies, The Christian Life, Youth
Bumper Sticker Philosophy Some of you are way too young to remember when bumper stickers were popular. When I was younger, you could tell a lot about the person driving a car by the stickers plastered onto its rear bumper. Before Instagram, Twitter, or TikTok, you...
by Timothy Shorey | Mar 11, 2021 | The Christian Life
Two events coincided in our church this past Sunday. First, our recently homeless five-year-old church met indoors and in person for the first time in 52 weeks. Second, this was our first Sunday in our new location. In person. Indoors. In our own building. I preached...
by Timothy Shorey | Mar 9, 2021 | The Christian Life, The Church, Theology
Instead of an additional blog post this week, please check out my most recent article published by The Gospel Coalition. It addresses the crisis of conflict in the church today and the role that Holy Communion can have to create moments of peace, and to point ahead to...