Shouldn’t church be easy? Shouldn’t I just click with the people in my church? Shouldn’t it be the most natural thing in the world for me to spend time with my brothers and sisters in Christ? …but what if it isn’t? Is something wrong with my church? Is something wrong with me? We look at our neighborhoodsContinue reading “Church Relationships Don’t Come Easy–and Why That’s Okay”
Author Archives: Chad Ashby
What Lies Behind Dotted Lines
#GeorgeFloyd sparked this post, but by the time you read it, it could be another. Or another. Or another. The video popped up on my Twitter timeline yesterday, and before I even watched, I could see what was about to take place from the posture of the policeman. Oh, Dear God, no. A sinking feeling.Continue reading “What Lies Behind Dotted Lines”
Jeremiah 29: Encouragment for COVID-19 Exiles
If you are an American Christian, chances are you have at least three verses memorized: John 3:16, Philippians 4:13, and Jeremiah 29:11– “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, Plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” This beloved verse actuallyContinue reading “Jeremiah 29: Encouragment for COVID-19 Exiles”
Quarantine Family Worship Resource, Vol. 2! (Download)
Brothers and Sisters, Volume II. Who would have imagined? Perhaps two or three weeks, but who would have dreamed this quarantine would last for two or three months…or longer? Churches have dealt with their inability to gather in various ways. There are many faithful ways to make the most of this sad time apart, andContinue reading “Quarantine Family Worship Resource, Vol. 2! (Download)”
2.10 — Jim and Elizabeth Elliot & Martyrdom and Mission
On January 8, 1956, on a sandy beach along the Cararay River in the rainforest of Ecuador, Jim Elliot and four other young missionaries met the end of their lives on spear-tips carried by the very people they had spent years preparing to bring the good news of Jesus Christ. Only days before, they hadContinue reading “2.10 — Jim and Elizabeth Elliot & Martyrdom and Mission”
Bare Hearts on a Good Friday
“And they all left him and fled.” -Mark 14:50 This has always been the most heartbreaking line of the entire Passion narrative for me. I don’t know whether it’s too much to think what Jesus had to suffer and that he had to suffer it alone. Or perhaps it’s imagining the devastation of being abandonedContinue reading “Bare Hearts on a Good Friday”
2.9 — David George & Persistence in Evangelism
How large must a church be to send church planters? How large of a budget does it before a church can raise up and send full-time missionaries? What if I told you that from Silver Bluff Baptist Church in Aiken County, SC, not one but two international church planters emerged from a small congregation ofContinue reading “2.9 — David George & Persistence in Evangelism”
