History/Biography If you’re in for a great biography, then consider Alan Jacob’s ‘The Narnian’ about C.S. Lewis. Jacobs is a great writer, but is not a slobbering fanboy; you’ll see some warts under Lewis’ historical halo. It’s amazing to see how God placed people in Lewis’ life to guide him… read more →
When Charles and I found out we were pregnant with Lawson, our two year old, I was terrified. The overwhelming and everlasting burden of parenting weighed on me. I became acutely aware of all my flaws and limitations as a person. I could not imagine how I was going to… read more →
In February, I began to see tiny green points pushing through the soil in our backyard. I knew the unseasonably warm weather had coerced my tulips and daffodils up too early, and their fate would most likely be a frozen death.
It’s always a gift to realize how restoring a trashy back lot into a beautiful mini-park reminds us of God at work in our hearts, restoring and renewing.
Hosted by Pastor Nick Nye, “The Vox Veritas” is a fun and engaging podcast that covers topics you don’t get to unpack during Sunday gatherings. The podcast regularly features the voice of people in the Veritas family. Be prepared to hear from people you already know and from those you’ve never met.
It’s impossible to love someone without seeking to know them. There nothing more important or practical to your life than your belief about God.
The team’s main task is to explore existing ministries on the ground with the aim of identifying those that Veritas can work with long-term. In addition to providing immediate relief to physical and other needs to refugees, Veritas wants to be a part of that far-reaching, long-lasting work of making disciples who will make disciples. Pray that the team will be guided to a ministry with this same vision, and that together we can accomplish this task.
The hope in creating a group for the homeless was to offer what others more easily get out of community group–accountability, fellowship, discipleship, growth. But since the group has taken off, the co-leaders Joel Franck and Kelly Coville have observed special characteristics that this group displays, perhaps more powerfully than any other community group at Veritas: authenticity, hunger for God’s Word, and true accountability.
Service and mercy coordinators at Veritas agree that our neighborhoods need the church to be engaged for the long-haul.