Sherwood Young Adults

11/04/2023

This talk by Tim Keller is just as relevant to singles as it is to married couples. Check out this video in the grid link bio to see why.

10/31/2023

You may be seeing posts about Reformation Day, but what does that actually mean? Check out this article to find out.
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09/21/2023

Why is it so hard to set our mind on "things above"?? (Col. 3:2) Tevin Wax gives us some great perspective in his article on what makes this so difficult.

The apostle Paul tells us to seek what is above, not what is earthly. What makes obeying this command so difficult?

09/20/2023

When responsibilities mount up, sometimes, what feels like the easiest solution is to just do nothing. Check out this article by Scott Hubbard as he details four lessons against laziness.

The sluggard can find a home in any soul, however hardworking. Have you found weapons for putting your laziness to death?

09/19/2023

"...So, when you come to Jesus, certainly expect to receive his grace and kindness. But don’t expect them to always feel comfortable. Because sometimes his kindness is severe and feels anything but comforting."

The same Jesus who invited the weary and heavy laden also called his followers to hate their families. How do we understand the hardest words of Christ?

09/18/2023

It's never been comfortable to push against the cultural grain. Check out this incredible story of Evan Jones, an 18th-century missionary and advocate of Native Americans during a time when it was extremely unpopular to do so.

Have you heard the moving story of a courageous missionary who walked with the Cherokee Indians on the infamous Trail of Tears?

09/16/2023

"Social media isn't neutral... Our media intake has the potential to form us both away from Christ and toward Christ. It’s because algorithms mirror our desires that the possibility of redeeming social media exists." Check out this article by Ian Harper as he proposes four categories of Christian social media users as well as how the church has a vital role to play. https://buff.ly/3Kzmrck

09/15/2023

"God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him."
Many of us struggle living in the tension of believing that we *should* love, desire, and depend on God while at the same time, we still don't love, desire, or depend on God the way we wish we did. If this resonates with you, I cannot recommend "When I Don't Desire God" by John Piper enough. Written as a follow-up to his flagship book "Desiring God: Meditations of a Christian Hedonist," Piper discusses at length how to fight for JOY in Christ.

09/13/2023

As we wrap up the summer and head towards fall, here is an excellent reflection on some of the most significant cultural moments from the last few months!

This summer, two movies (‘Barbie’ and ‘Sound of Freedom’) and two musical artists (Taylor Swift and Oliver Anthony) were the biggest pop culture hits. Each pair represents our cultural fragmentation in microcosm.

09/11/2023

"God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but He shouts to us in our pain. It is his megaphone to a deaf world." - CS Lewis, The Problem of Pain. Check out this video where Dr. John Lennox addresses how Christianity offers us something in pain that gives us unparalleled resources to endure it.

John Lennox (Oxford) explores how God could be loving in the middle of a horrible illness or disease. | Harvard Medical School, 10/3/2014 | View full forum a...

09/10/2023

"The life of the church is meant to make the gospel plausible..." The church is not just a dispensary of truth claims but also an embodiment of those claims that show them as more likely to be true. John 13:35 makes it clear that Jesus gives the world permission to judge whether or not we are true Christian disciples on the basis of whether we love one another (Francis Schaeffer).

Our friendship makes the reality of the gospel unignorable to the outside world.