Posts from April 2020

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A Demolition Derby

by Tyler Vandergaag

“Do not bow down before their gods or worship them or follow their practises. You must demolish them and break their sacred stones to pieces.”  Exodus 23:24 Everyone loves a good demolition derby ‒ at least I do.  There’s nothing like seeing one car crash into another and another with headlights smashed, bumpers dragging, and […]

Pandemic Trust

by Tyler Vandergaag

Trust is something we all desperately want. Trust is also very fickle. Many people have trust issues. They’ve been hurt one too many times. So they recoil and trust only themselves (and sometimes that’s even hard even to do). Other people place their trust in what seems most reliable to them: a family member, a […]

A Still Refuge in Troubled Times

by Tyler Vandergaag

In the past number of weeks, our lives have been turned upside down by the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of us are afraid, anxious, and worried. We’re struggling to cope with the new challenges that have come our way: the kids are suddenly home all day, there’s job insecurity, financial uncertainty, health concerns, loneliness, fear, anxiety. […]