Redeemer Connects

Parenting is not about perfection; it is about compassion, consistency, and repetition. God is faithful to us as our spiritual parent, and he calls and equips us as his human creatures with everything we need for everyday life, including being Godly parents to our kids! Join us as we receive grace AND power from our Heavenly Parent for the task of raising kids who know, love, and follow Jesus into the joys and challenges of a new generation.

Pastor Tim Runtsch offers a devotion titled, "Tell Them Your Story" based on Joshua 4:1-7, 19-24.

God’s vision for families is an intergenerational one. He brought Jesus into the world in a culture that valued multiple generations in one household or close proximity to each other. It was normal during Jesus’ time for those generations to depend on each other and to do life together. What about us and our family’s generations? Time, distance, activity, and interests often separate our families. Can we have the kind of interwoven life God intended for us across the generations? Dive into the “waves” of generational grace waiting for us in God’s Kingdom!

Our relationship with God through faith in Jesus is central to everything we as people of faith we hold dear: life, salvation, identity, purpose, health, and strength for living. Because of that truth, the way Jesus relates to us as God’s people sets the tone for how we are called and equipped in faith to relate to each other. Beginning with the basic building blocks of family—marriage and intentional child-raising—we have the chance to see God at work in our everyday lives. Join us as we explore God’s grace as it shines through the roles in life he has made for us: spouse, parent, grandparent, child, family, friend.

In uncertain seasons, it can feel as though God is distant or silent. But Scripture tells a steadier story. Even when the earth shakes, the psalmist declares, “The Lord Almighty is with us,” and Jesus says the Kingdom of God is already in our midst. This Sunday, we return to our Near & Now series after a short break and revisit this simple but powerful truth: God is still near. As we learn to live attentively in the middle of waiting, we’ll discover that faithfulness is not about having all the answers, but about trusting the God who remains with us—here and now.

In this week's devotion, Pastor Tim focuses on Habakkuk 3:2 from the Old Testament. The devotion is titled, "Standing in Awe."

As we conclude the Habakkuk: How Long, O Lord? series, we arrive at one of the most powerful confessions of faith in all of Scripture. In Habakkuk 3:16-19, nothing has changed in Habakkuk’s circumstances—loss, uncertainty, and hardship still loom. Yet something has changed within him. With bold and defiant trust, he declares: Even if everything falls apart… yet I will rejoice in the Lord. This is the faith God forms in us…not a faith built on circumstances, but a faith anchored in who he is.

Pastor Tim offers a devotion that is titled, "What's Your Idol." It is based on 2 Corinthians 6:14–16.

As we continue in the series Habakkuk: How Long, O Lord?, the tone shifts from questioning to prayer. In Habakkuk 3:1-15, Habakkuk turns his focus from present confusion to God’s past faithfulness. In the midst of fear and uncertainty, he remembers who God is and what God has done. This prayer invites us to anchor our faith not in what we see, but in the God who has always been at work—saving, delivering, and keeping his promises.

Pastor Tim offers a devotion about the pastoral office and the priesthood of all believers that is titled, "Shepherds and Sheep - Serving Together." It is based on Jeremiah 3:15 and 1 Peter 2:9.