by Jason Dykstra | Feb 2, 2026 | Practical, Story
POOF! I’ve just transported you back to 1999, and you’re sitting in a booth at a restaurant called Damon’s. This scraggly kid in a uniform wanders up to the table next to you, introduces himself, and asks if he can get them started with some drinks...
by Jason Dykstra | Jan 2, 2026 | Practical, Theology
Happy New Year! For many, it is a time of hope, a time to recharge and refresh. But for many others, there seems to be no hope. For our brothers and sisters being persecuted and slaughtered in Nigeria, for children who still can’t get healthcare or education, or...
by Jason Dykstra | Nov 8, 2025 | Growth, Practical
I’m not perfect, and I fail. You’re not perfect, and you fail. Church leaders are not perfect, and they fail. This is never an excuse to keep failing, but it is a reality. A truth that can’t be ignored and should prompt a restoring response. As...
by Jason Dykstra | Aug 4, 2025 | Afterlife, Practical
When I’m not thinking about how God’s words in the Bible make so much sense if you truly explore them, I’m often thinking about how to bring God’s love and justice into our very broken world. Every day, a ridiculously tragic number of young...
by Jason Dykstra | May 4, 2025 | Practical, Theology
Many of us have witnessed a happy little hamster, enjoying those laps around the wheel, with no real knowledge of how she got there or why. So blissful and so ignorant! Now by ignorant I don’t mean intentional rejection of information; I simply mean not possessing...
by Jason Dykstra | Jan 31, 2025 | Practical, Theology
In this bleak mid-winter, I heard a sound the other night that I never hear in January. An explosion of fireworks happened to interrupt my evening – and just after I had seen an Instagram post about how proud so many folks still are to sing the national anthem!...
