Jeremy R. Geerdes Posts

Ever since I first set my sights on being a leader, I was told that the first, instinctive response that everyone has to change is resistance. Over the years, I’ve sat in countless seminars and discussions where the varying degrees of that resistance are outlined and explored, but the fact remains that, whoever we are […]

The future tense has always intrigued me. Perhaps that’s why I’ve been a Star Trek fan since I saw my first episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation in something like 4th grade. I’ve enjoyed science fiction in general for even longer. And I love reading magazines like Popular Science, Popular Mechanics, and others that […]

In my study of joy, I’ve come across numerous instances where joy is attributed to obedience. In other words, if we obey God, we will have joy. In John 15, though, we have a little different take on this connection. As Jesus prepares for the Garden and the Cross, He spent a night hanging out […]

For eight years and change, I had poured into Chip. Week in and week out, I had watched as he tried to make life work on his own terms. I was there when his baby was born (well, within a couple of hours, anyway). I listened when his wife and him had fights. I prayed […]

I will admit that I have a problem with jealousy. No, I don’t struggle a whole lot when I see someone else with a fancy new car or a shiny new boat. Sometimes, I get a tad jealous when people are toting new computers or gadgets, but even then, I certainly don’t lose a lot […]

For forty days after that first Easter, the resurrected Jesus kept coming back. He met with women, Peter, the two on the road, the disciples sans Thomas, the disciples with Thomas, and even a group of as many as 5,000. Apparently, after lingering a few days in Jerusalem, the disciples made their way back to […]

I imagine there was a great deal of commotion and confusion in that upper room that day. There was the lingering sorrow and trauma of Jesus having been crucified and buried less than 48 hours earlier, the grief that brought. And yet there was a strange, unlikely hope which was slowly blooming as the story […]

I’ve heard it said many times that, when someone chooses to believe in Jesus, the angels in heaven rejoice. It’s a great thought that reminds me of just how significant is that decision of faith, but also how valuable we are in God’s eyes: He and His hosts throw a bash for everyone who claims […]

The seventy were, in a word, ecstatic. Days earlier, when Jesus had told them that they were going to be going out to preach and heal, they had been a bit leery. Okay, they had been terrified. None but Peter felt up to the task. But Peter felt up to anything. He seemed perpetually eager […]

The words of the angel were astounding. I imagine that the women standing there at the breached tomb, mouths gaping, absolutely speechless, in utter shock. Indeed, Matthew couldn’t even describe how the angel departed from their presence, I suspect because none of them could recall. They were too busy processing the revolutionary message which it […]