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Armed and Ready: Living with Urgency in the Time You Have Left
Arm Yourselves Peter opens 1 Peter 4:1-11 with a single command that sets the tone for everything that follows: ARM YOURSELVES. "So then, since Christ suffered physical pain, you must arm yourselves with the same attitude he had, and be ready to suffer, too. For if you have suffered physically for Christ, you have finished with sin." That's striking language. It's military terminology. It conjures up the image of a soldier getting ready for battle, strapping on armor, pickin
Nate Frederick
Feb 238 min read
The Community Exiles Create: Living Differently Together
A Remarkable New Year's Day On New Year's Day 1832, something remarkable happened in Lexington, Kentucky. Two preachers stood in a crowded brick building on Hill Street and clasped hands. That single handshake accomplished something unprecedented in American religious history: the first voluntary church merger across theological lines. Barton W. Stone and "Raccoon" John Smith represented two independent movements that had been circling each other for years. Stone had hosted t
Nate Frederick
Feb 98 min read
How Christian Marriages Point Others to the Gospel
When Things Get Twisted Remember the game of telephone? One person whispers a message to the next, who whispers to the next, and by the time it reaches the end of the line, the original message has been completely warped and twisted into something unrecognizable. That's what has happened to marriage in our world. As a result of sin, God's beautiful design for marriage has been twisted, distorted, and redefined into something it was never intended to be. So what should we do i
Nate Frederick
Feb 28 min read
Entrusting Those We Love to the Faithful Shepherd
What Child Dedication Teaches Us About Trust
Nate Frederick
Jan 278 min read
Four Steps to Living Out Your Identity in Christ
Where Are You From? It's a simple question I find myself asking all the time. An easy small talk question when getting to know someone. Eventually, the question gets asked back and I've found my response changes based on who I'm talking to. If I'm on vacation a few states away, I generally just say "Indiana." But if I'm talking with someone from Indiana, I'll say "North of Lebanon." It becomes more specific depending on the audience. That's what Peter is doing in today's pass
Nate Frederick
Jan 199 min read
Three Marks of People Who Are Not From Here
How Exiles Think, Live, and Love Differently
Nate Frederick
Jan 129 min read
Your Hope Is Secure When Your Treasure Is in Heaven
The Problem with New Year's Resolutions January 1st just passed. You know what that means. New year, new resolutions, new hopes. "This is going to be my year," we tell ourselves. "Things are going to get better." We make our lists. We set our goals for weight loss, learning a new language, traveling more, reading more. We convince ourselves that this time it's going to be different, that we have hope! But deep down, we're not so sure. Because we've been here before, haven't w
Nate Frederick
Jan 58 min read
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