by Jeff Kephart | Feb 10, 2022 | Encouragement
If you took physics in high school, you might remember Newton’s Laws of Motion, one of which is “objects at rest tend to remain at rest, and objects in motion tend to remain in motion.” The force created by motion is “momentum”–“the impetus gained by a...
by Jeff Kephart | Jan 4, 2022 | Encouragement
The turn of a new year is traditionally a time for new focus, new passion, and new direction. Questions like “what should I give up,” “what should I pursue,” and “in what should I invest my resources” bubble around us. The pivot points of those questions are often the...
by Jeff Kephart | Dec 8, 2021 | Encouragement
In an oft-played Christmas favorite, John Lennon and Yoko Ono sing, “So this is Christmas, and what have you done? Another year older, a new one just begun…” Few Christmas songs share such a direct challenge to personal evaluation, but the question is an appropriate...
by Jeff Kephart | Oct 30, 2021 | Encouragement
As we enter the Thanksgiving season, thoughts turn to thankfulness in general and to thankfulness for God’s blessings in particular. We celebrate the joy of all that Jesus has done for us through his death and resurrection—forgiveness granted, eternal life provided,...
by Jeff Kephart | Sep 30, 2021 | Encouragement
“Give me that old time religion, give me that old time religion, give me that old time religion—it’s good enough for me!” So goes the chorus of the oft-quoted song, considered a plea to remain faithful to the “old ways” in the face of trendy innovations, which...
by Jeff Kephart | Sep 6, 2021 | Encouragement
“‘Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken nor my covenant of peace be removed,’ says the Lord, who has compassion on you.” (Isaiah 54:10) Reflecting on the uncertainty that marks so many aspects of our...
