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...
“As Far as It Depends on You…” – Caring for the Hurting (Romans 12:18)
By Dr. Brandon Steenbock “Maybe everyone would be better off if I just wasn’t around anymore.” Chilling words from the lady in the...
The Resurrection as the End of Despair (1 Corinthians 15)
By Dr. Brandon Steenbock There’s a moment of grief when something good comes to an end. My wife and I went on an anniversary trip; it...
The Battle Between Despair and Hope (Ephesians 6)
By Dr. Brandon Steenbock It was 2 A.M. I was sitting at my desk in the basement of my house, while my family slept upstairs. A...
Lament as a Godly Response to Suffering (Psalms of Lament)
By Dr. Brandon Steenbock I’d been denying the pain for years. I knew, somewhere inside, that I was hurting, but I didn’t want to admit...
The Image of God and Human Worth (Genesis 1:27)
By Dr. Brandon Steenbock What do you do when something precious breaks? We have a Christmas ornament that carries some fond memories of our...
The Cross and the Cry of Forsakenness (Matthew 27:46)
By Dr. Brandon Steenbock One night, when I was a young man, I spent the night at a friend’s house. Other friends came to join us. Bad...
The God Who Sees Us in the Darkness (Psalm 139)
By Dr. Brandon Steenbock Sometimes darkness is terrifying. You walk home from work after a late shift; every streetlight is an island of...