The Antichrist is Real, But Jesus Has Already Won By Taylor Sullivan, Small Groups Minister The Antichrist is a frightening topic. It brings to mind end-times chaos, deception, and fear of...
Are You Using Your Spiritual Gifts or Letting Them Collect Dust? By Pastor Ben Workentine, Discipleship Pastor at St. Mark Ministries She had grown up in the Dust Bowl, a time in U.S. history when giant...
How to Use Your Spiritual Gifts for God’s Kingdom By Pastor Ben Reichel, Youth & Young Adult Pastor at St. Mark Ministries God delights in behind-the-scenes work – expressions of...
Don’t Let Tomorrow Steal Today’s Joy By Jenni Schubring, Director of Women’s Ministies One of the underrated blessings of working at St. Mark Ministries is simply walking...
“Not Good to Be Alone” — Companionship, Singleness, and Belonging By Family Minister, Dr. Brandon Steenbock Genesis 2:18–25; 1 Corinthians 7:7–9 The brakes on the bus squealed and we lurched to a stop....
“A Good and Sacred Thing” — Why Marriage Matters to All of Us By Family Minister, Dr. Brandon Steenbock Genesis 2:24; Matthew 19:4–6; Revelation 19:7 You might not be married. You might never be....
Asking the Right Question: God’s Mercy in the Face of Suicide By Dr. Brandon Steenbock I wrote this devotional series for Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, but if you’ve been reading these, you...
The Name of God: Yahweh Shalom (Judges 6:24) By Dr. Brandon Steenbock I’m really bad at sleeping. One night I’ll fall asleep quickly, only to wake up two hours later tossing and...
The Church as a Healing Community (1 Corinthians 12) By Dr. Brandon Steenbock I was up way too late. When I shut down the computer, the room was plunged into darkness. I used my mental map of...