Fellow Pilgrims: Walking Together in Faith

There is something about a mission trip that can make the Christian life feel abnormally clear. For a little while, so much of what normally competes for our attention gets pushed to the side. The schedule is built around service. The conversations keep circling back to people, needs, and open doors. Prayer feels more natural. Encouragement feels more intentional. We are surrounded by brothers and sisters moving in the same direction, trying to do good in the name of Christ.

Over the past few weeks in this VBS-themed series, we’ve looked at what it means to be called by the gospel, what our faith communicates under pressure, and what it looks like for devotion to outlast excitement. This final post brings us to a fitting ending: how God uses His Word to lead searching hearts to Jesus. This is how we conquer. Most of us know what it feels like to search. We may not always say it out loud, but we search for answers, for clarity, for direction, for

Last week in this VBS-themed series, we looked at what it means to be called by the gospel and then what our faith communicates when life gets hard. This week’s theme moves us into another necessary part of discipleship: what does it look like to stay with Jesus after the excitement fades? Because there is a certain kind of energy that comes with the beginning of something. A new habit. A new challenge. A new commitment. At first, it feels fresh. Full of possibility. We pictu

Last week, as our VBS series began, we looked at what it means to be called by the gospel. This week’s theme turns in a different direction: what does our faith communicate when life gets hard? That question matters because pressure has a way of revealing what is really inside us. Most of us know that from experience. When life is easy, it is simpler to sound patient, calm, and trusting. But when we are stressed, embarrassed, treated unfairly, or pushed into a corner, somethi