Author: Cheryl Lanoue

Waiting intrudes itself into every part of our lives in this fallen world. Consider all the waiting brought to view in the account of Jesus’ birth in Luke and Matthew’s gospels. The people as a whole were waiting for the Messiah. Zacharias and Elizabeth had been waiting so long for a child they had given...

We pack so much into a month of Christmas celebrations. It is easy to get mired in all the busyness. When the festivities and feasting are done, what encouragements from this season of reflection will we take into a New Year? Is there anything at hand to help keep our minds focused in the midst...

There are many blessings and singular answers to prayer to thank God for this year. James reminds us that “every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above”. We can also thank God for the difficult things

Jesus told us, “In the world you will have tribulation.” Growing up in rural America it has been easier for me to keep His words at arms-length. For my younger self, war, unrest and violence have always been in foreign places. Today, my older self finds it very different;

We have spent a month in Peter’s first letter to the churches. What has stood out to you in this passage? Each of us would probably answer differently. But we might agree, that at the very outset, Peter expresses a depth of thankfulness, love and joy that is palpable. Take a look at these adjectives:...

Sunday, October 29th, the Church will thank God that 500 years ago His Spirit stirred men’s hearts to turn once again to His Word. The thirty-one short biographies in Here We Stand are a sober, yet inspiring reminder of the cost and joy of abiding in God’s Word.  Our minds may turn first to Martin Luther...

It’s Friday! We’re cheering on every woman who has committed to study Peter’s first letter over the next few months. The end of the second week has taken us to verse 9 of chapter 1. Let’s pray for each other, asking God to plant His Word deep in our hearts and cause it to produce...