Gospel for life with Nathaniel Timmermann

Light in the Darkness: A World of Joy

Countless people will tell me that they discover joy in doing the simplest things in life: giving food to people, sharing clothes, and just doing their job. How can that be? How can they do such simple stuff and still expect themselves and others to get better? They have experienced something special: the power of repentance. Repentance lets us expect to get better. Then the simplest stuff can do the most good. 

Luke 3 comments

Light in the Darkness: A World of Peace

I would suggest that peace is not tranquility, but it is wholeness. It is healthy relationships with the people around us and the rest of the world. Such peace is only possible through purification. Purified people experience peace with the people around them. 

Light in the Darkness: A World of Hope

Have you been gaining or losing hope? That's a much bigger question than our ages or even work situations can tell us. Sometimes people with tough lives are gaining hope, sometimes those in the best situations are losing hope. What's the truth about your future? That truth affects our present reality. It even affects what we love. And when we love what lasts, hope lives. 

 

Dream of a new world

I think a lot of us would like a new world. Daniel was shown a number of new worlds, but the one he got had a person much more like him than anyone else as king. 

The journey from forgetting to remembering God

Forgetting God might look like a lot of different things. It could mean flat out thinking he doesn't exist. But it could be a lot of other things, like simply having a small God or having such a large view of ourselves that there isn't much space for anything else. Moses takes us on a journey from forgetting to remembering God. The key isn't our memory - thank God! 

Gospel for life: Is pride a problem?

It's Thanksgiving. Have a great day giving thanks. And if you're having a hard time with the day, maybe ask yourself this question: is pride a problem? Might I be proud?

Real success

Have you achieved success in life? What's keeping you back? Change your fear to faith with the real secret to success. 

Gospel for life: A God who says, "I give"

Reflections on Matthew 25:14-30, the Parable of the Bags of Gold

The mostly untrue things we really need to stop believing: my faith is just between me and God

While it is nice to think that faith is just a personal thing, we miss out on a lot if we believe this. We miss out on becoming who we are. That's something that we really only get to do together, as the community gets to see Jesus.