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...
“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...