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Pastoral writing on faith, doubt, culture, and everyday life with Jesus, from the pastors and leaders of Christchurch Miami.

When God Doesn't Answer "Why" Field Devotional

When God Doesn't Answer "Why"

Job never got an explanation. He got something better — God Himself. Reflections from the final Bible study of a deployment, and what it means to trust when the answers never come.

August 5, 2026 4 min read
Abounding in Thanksgiving: Why Gratitude Is Not a Personality Type Sermon Blog

Abounding in Thanksgiving: Why Gratitude Is Not a Personality Type

Paul slips four words into the middle of a warning about false teaching — abounding in thanksgiving. It turns out gratitude is not a mood you are born with. It is a conclusion you reach.

August 4, 2026
Greater Than Every False Hope: What It Means to Be Complete in Christ Sermon Blog

Greater Than Every False Hope: What It Means to Be Complete in Christ

Paul told a young church they were already complete in Christ. So why do empty philosophies, religious rituals, and human traditions still sound so persuasive? A walk through Colossians 2:6-15.

August 2, 2026
Christ Above Every Nation: Reflections on Coming Home from War Field Devotional

Christ Above Every Nation: Reflections on Coming Home from War

An Army chaplain kisses the ground after months deployed — and asks why some societies flourish. Colossians 1:15-20 on patriotism, Germany's warning, and the King above every flag.

July 30, 2026
Does My Suffering Have a Purpose? What the Bible Actually Says Apologetics

Does My Suffering Have a Purpose? What the Bible Actually Says

Does suffering have a purpose? What Scripture promises about pain — and the three things it never promises, however often they get said.

July 29, 2026
Greater Than Our Suffering: What Colossians 1:24–2:5 Says About Pain With a Purpose Sermon Blog

Greater Than Our Suffering: What Colossians 1:24–2:5 Says About Pain With a Purpose

Does suffering have a purpose? In Colossians 1:24–2:5, Paul rejoices in prison and points to the mystery God kept hidden — Christ in you, the hope of glory.

July 26, 2026
Is the Bible One Story Field Devotional

Is the Bible One Story

The Bible is one story, and covenant is the key that unlocks it. From Adam to Jeremiah 31 to a cup on the cross, every promise points to Jesus.

July 14, 2026
Colossians 1:1–14: Where Faith, Hope & Love Come From Sermon Blog

Colossians 1:1–14: Where Faith, Hope & Love Come From

Where do faith, hope, and love come from in Colossians 1:1–14? They're gifts of God's grace, not things you grind out — a pastoral guide to growing in Christ.

July 13, 2026
True Freedom Field Devotional

True Freedom

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July 8, 2026
Is America a Christian Nation? A Pastor's Answer Sermon Blog

Is America a Christian Nation? A Pastor's Answer

On America's 250th birthday, is the U.S. a Christian nation? A pastor answers from Acts 17 — and points past the flag to the one true King. Watch + read.

July 5, 2026
America 250: The Declaration of Independence History

America 250: The Declaration of Independence

Fifty-six men signed a document they knew could hang them — and its deepest claim is a claim about God. Dr. Kent Keller on the theology beneath the Declaration of Independence.

July 2, 2026
What Happens When We Die? Sermon Blog

What Happens When We Die?

What does the Bible say happens when we die? On death, heaven, the new earth, and the promise that one day God will wipe away every tear.

July 2, 2026