By Amy Ballard | This week we are doing a little something different over at the TSJ blog.

By Dr. Scott Rodin | LAre you struggling regarding your quiet time? How can you continue to pursue a quiet time with God but avoid the discouragement when you fail?

By Dr. Scott Rodin | We were created in God’s image so that we might rule over creation just as He rules over us—with love, nurture, care, and compassion.

By Dr. Scott Rodin | Jesus minces no words. He sets up our love and devotion to money as a rival deity.

By Dr. Scott Rodin | We were created for work, and when we do it for God’s glory, our work is an act of worship. God loves to bless the work of our hands.

By Dr. Scott Rodin | Think back to the last time you faced a significant, critical need with woefully inadequate resources to meet it, when you had to accomplish something great and your assets to achieve it were meager. What was your response?

By Dr. Scott Rodin | Easter Sunday 2019 was a day of contrasts. Millions across our country attended Easter services to celebrate the risen Lord. For us it was the high, holy day of the year. Yet for a growing number of our fellow Americans, this was just another Sunday, and the story of the empty tomb was the furthest thing from their minds, and hearts.

By Dr. Scott Rodin | Trying to write a blog post for Holy Week reminds me how difficult it is for pastors to write Easter sermons. There is so much to say, so many themes to address and so little space and time.

By Dr. Scott Rodin | This is our final week looking at how we, as stewards, live and thrive in the unprecedented times in which we live. In this final week, I challenge us to repent of our idols, and I will define idols as those things in which we place our trust and find our security.

By Dr. Scott Rodin | In this fourth week, we will take an honest look at the temptation to treat people as means to our own ends. As you walk through your day, who’s agenda drives your actions – yours or God’s?