Jeremy R. Geerdes Posts

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a post about Oholiab, who first appears in the Bible in Exodus 31. I have been fascinated by this guy for several years. But it wasn’t until just recently that I finally decided that I must do a study on this guy. You see, one of the ongoing […]

Have you ever felt like Hezekiah? You know, the twelfth king of Judah. In 2 Kings 18, we read that, from the moment Hezekiah came to power, he was different. He did the right thing in God’s eyes (vs 3); tore down the pagan idols that had sprung up across the land during his predecessors’ […]

Several years ago, I stumbled across Exodus 31. I forget why I was even reading it, but something about it captivated me. The general plans for the tabernacle had already been delivered by God, through Moses, starting with an offering to fund the thing in Exodus 25. Exodus 31, then, begins the account of how the […]

Dear Pastor Driscoll, I’m sorry. I don’t know what’s going on in your church or home, let alone your head right now. I don’t know the pain that you’re experiencing or all the details of the path that brought us to this point. I don’t even know what all the “scandal” talk is all about. […]

As many people know, one of my hobbies is web development. But I am not really a huge fan of designing and deploying plain websites (thus, ironically, the church website tends to languish). Rather, I enjoy pushing the envelope of what I can do – and sometimes, what is even possible on the web. To […]

I love Google Chrome. I was not exactly an early adopter of the browser, but now, I’m addicted. And one of my favorite features is the omnibar, that bar across the top where you can enter a web address, bookmark name, or search term and be magically whisked to the desired location. One of the […]

We pray for all sorts of things: family, friends, job, health, and the list goes on. And in each of these categories, we pray for any number of things. But what about the church? Do you pray for the Church? What about your church? And if you do pray for the church, what do you […]

I am a Star Trek fan. Ever since I saw my first episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, I have been fascinated by the epic science fiction franchise of our day. (For the record, yes, I once heard that there is supposedly another epic science fiction franchise of our day, but I remain skeptical.) […]

I think I shall always remember the phone call. With four young, vibrant people standing across the desk in my office, I considered not answering because of the ongoing meeting, but the meeting was essentially concluded, and so I picked up the phone and issued the standard greeting. The voice on the other end of […]

If we discount the resurrection as a mere fantasy or fairy tale, then we may go on with life as usual. But if we choose to believe that Jesus really did come back to life, then every aspect of our lives must be impacted: everything we think, say, feel, and do must be brought into conformity with the character and command of Jesus Christ, the resurrected Son of God.