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Chris St. John
Celebrating Freedom
Independence Day 2020 couldn’t come soon enough. Amidst the chaos and unrest ripping Americans apart, it is good to pause and remember what binds us together - and where we all started. This is a weekend to celebrate freedom itself, and to honor all those who made it...
We Were in Between
The week began with the end of a weeklong curfew and ends with the start of the reopening of many of Arizona’s congregations. If you’ve been keeping tabs on the news, however, Arizona’s diagnosed cases of COVID-19 have spiked over the past few weeks – due in large...
Weep. Mourn. Pray. Act.
“He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God? Micah 6:8, ESV No need for me to recite the tragedies of the last week in America. Nor the last few months of a...
The CDC, Zoom Fatigue, & More
What a week. Many of you are gearing up to re-open for in-person gatherings - whether that be for worship services, small groups, prayer, or some combination thereof. However, for some of you, re-assimilation as a congregation is still weeks, or even months away. In...
The Wide Spectrum of Mothering
Using Our Freedom Wisely
Using our freedom wisely. As we look toward the eventual reopening of Arizona’s retail, dining, elective surgery, and more, no doubt your minds and hearts have already been thinking and planning ahead toward our congregations meeting together again. At the Arizona...
A Partnership Story
Last week, we told you we would share with you a story of how the partnership between pastors and elected officials is working in other states. I reached out to my friend Greg Baker at the FAMiLY LEADER in Iowa, who shares about the former Chief Justice of the Iowa...
How churches can help during this time of crisis
Many churches are still navigating service cancellations due to recent government restrictions, discipleship efforts due to quarantine and ministry to vulnerable members in the midst of a pandemic. And, I think we can all agree that those efforts should be first...
Pushing Pot-Pushing Back
First, a word about how our daily lives are changing rapidly due to COVID19. The pandemic reminds me of one of my favorite Psalms: That we are not to despair because we will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Rather than being gripped by fear in...