by Daisy Reynolds | Feb 21, 2024
Barry covers the very good news of the gospel: God loves you. This love is the grounding for the commandment and invitation to love others. This “others” will include all kinds: those who are easy to love, those we are afraid to love, and those who don’t love us. If...
by Daisy Reynolds | Feb 14, 2024
On this Valentine’s Day, Barry starts a series focused on love. How important is this thing anyway? What is it not? What does it produce? And what drives it? God answers all these questions in his son, and we ought to be taking notes in preparation for how we...
by Daisy Reynolds | Jul 26, 2023
Barry compares two psalms that are nearly identical, highlighting the different applications for different groups. Often we embrace the idea that to come to God we need to clean ourselves up quite a bit. In fact, the opposite is true—God is looking for people who are...
by Barry Creamer | Jun 1, 2022 | Devotionals
I am riding at as quick a clip as I can maintain—until I see a formerly relaxed dog rise hackles-up head-down to pursue. I quickly realize I have another 50% or so of pedal power in reserve. But not even my adrenalin-assisted surge suffices to outpace the...
by Barry Creamer | Feb 2, 2022 | Devotionals
In the wilderness we struggle, wandering. A-sea, we drift in the deep’s mystery. In darkness, we fear and seek. A ravine’s walls hem us in. The woods threaten. Away is longing. Strangers menace. Imprisoned, we are bound, stripped of all we intended. At the center we...
