ARTICLES
Christians and Voting
With the mid-term election coming in November, it’s reasonable to discuss whether or not Christians should vote. Asking if believers should be involved in politics or just focus on sharing the gospel presents a false dichotomy. We are called to be salt (a preserving...
One Way
Utilizing a mobile phone application to get directions always results in a few options for reaching your destination. Unfortunately many people also believe that there are several equally valid pathways to God. Christianity clashes with this conventional wisdom....
expensive Worship
“Bill” stood in the airport sweating profusely in anticipation of his flight overseas. He joined our team going to share our faith in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior with those attending the ministry a local pastor and wife had planned for their community. “Bill’s”...
Resurrection Response
Upon hearing that our daughter-in-law was pregnant, my wife and I were elated. Our joy and prayerful concern for this new life in the womb continues to this day. This Easter, Christians are celebrating Christ’s resurrection as the conclusive evidence that He conquered...
He Touched Me
On the exam table, the doctor crossed my arms over my chest took hold of my wrists and gave me a totally unexpected and unannounced firm yank. His “touch” didn’t heal my double ear infection and strep throat. Jesus’ touch completely cured a leper in the first chapter...
God is Faithful in the Painful and Fruitful Joy in the Trials and Triumphs
James wrote, “Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance” (James 1:2-3). Two thousand and twenty-five was a year of trials and triumphs here at Creekside. We have seen the Lord’s...
Ecuador Five 70th Anniversary
I want to encourage you to watch this 7 minute video from Christian Missions in Many Lands, our missions organization, about the world-changing event that happened 70 years ago in Ecuador. In 1956, three CMML missionary families, including one who grew up in our...
Prince of Peace
While traveling in another country, my wife and I saw heavily armed police and military personnel. Their presence was an admission of conflict and an attempt to correct it. Peace is the absence of conflict and presence of lasting harmony grounded in God’s presence....
Purpose Determines Perspective
Traveling across I-80 on the south side of Chicago this past summer elevated my concept of a traffic jam to new heights. I remained uncharacteristically upbeat and refrained from any outward expressions of impatience. I had recently been reminded that a Godly purpose...
True Worship
The way loyal football fans reveal their love for their team differs greatly. So too, does the way professing Christ followers worship (acknowledging God’s worth) vary significantly, but not everyone does so properly. In John chapter 4, while responding to a woman’s...
Set Free
Our celebration of Independence Day has come and gone, but I wonder if we know what it really means to be “set free” in our personal lives.
Good Enough?
As a 7 year old, I went to baseball try outs to see if I was good enough to make the team. I waited anxiously for the next few days until I received the welcome news—I made the team. Almost every religious system teaches its followers that being good enough is the...
Slow to Anger
I sat at the red light waiting to turn left onto a one way street, and the person in the car behind me went ballistic, honking their horn, making hand gestures for me proceed. I wasn’t convinced that it was legal for me to make that turn (although it was) so I waited...
Hiding or Heralding?
Mushroom hunting is a thing in our family, and it’s amazing how secretive fellow enthusiasts are about where they locate these elusive but edible delicacies. By way of contrast, every parent or grandparent is shameless in declaring the accomplishments of their...
Welcome Repetition
Older people are in the habit of repeating themselves because they forget a previous conversation. Christians are in the habit of repeating themselves on purpose when it comes to sharing the reality and riches of Jesus’ resurrection. The apostle Paul reveals why...
Compelling Compassion
I picked my wife up at the airport and we headed straight to the hospital to counsel and console our dear friend whose baby was arriving several weeks early. The anticipation of coming home is often arrested by the sobering reality we face upon arrival. Such was the...
Worship & Witness
If our witness is lagging, perhaps our worship is lacking.
2025 Annual Report
In heralding the supremacy and sufficiency of Christ to the church at Colossae, Paul expressed his passion to see Christ formed in this local body of believers. With Paul, the leadership team here at Creekside wants you to know that our commitment is: “to proclaim Him...