Thomas VanderPloeg

Perhaps the bravest step of faith we see in the Old Testament happened when the shepherd boy, David, faced the giant, Goliath, with nothing more than a sling and some stones; how does that story help us face giants in our world today?

Samuel’s call from God came as an inconvenient disruption; how do we respond when inconvenient disruptions come our way?

Even though Ruth expresses a faith that is determined, she also receives a much-needed community of others who are faithful as well.

Even though Moses tried several times to opt out from following God’s direction, we can learn from Moses’ story what matters most about the direction of our faith today.

Even though Abram’s life of faith has its share of ups and downs, we can learn from Abram’s story what matters most about our life of faith today.