Pastor Jon’s Writing: June 19, 2026

This week, give thanks for the people who prayed for you before you got where you are. And then ask God to make you that kind of person for someone else. read more »

Do not underestimate what God can do through our steady obedience. Heaven notices what the world overlooks. read more »

God is at work in these pastors and these churches. The Holy Spirit is steadily building up momentum in our MCC churches. read more »

What mantle has been passed to you? What torch has God given you to carry after another saint ran a faithful race and handed it to you? read more »

As the academic year comes to a close, give thanks for what God has grown: wisdom, character, faith, friendship, endurance, and hope. read more »

I’m really grateful to serve a church full of people who haven’t stopped asking me, “How can we help?” Now that answers are forming, let’s go be the church Jesus is calling us to be. read more »

Through the Holy Spirit, God gives each one of us a unique set of gifts. If you think you don’t have any, I’m happy to say in this instance that you happen to be quite wrong! read more »

Woke up with every reason to be upset—but discovered peace isn’t the goal, it’s the result. When we release control, God’s promises meet us with unexpected joy, purpose, and calm. read more »

This Easter, let us remember our simple purpose: to tell the story one more time. And after that, to tell it again. read more »

This Easter, I’d like you to consider who else in your life might need to hear Jesus’s invitation to believe and discover that He has been there all along. Are they family? Friends? Co-workers? Strangers you meet at the grocery store? Take some time to pray about who it might be. read more »