Author Archives: Nick Chellsen

On this Election Day, remember the least of these. In “The Parable of the Sheep and the Goats” (Matthew 25:31-46) Jesus teaches that we will not be judged for our beliefs or values alone, but that we will be judged for how we treat the least of these. Regardless of who wins today’s election, thereContinue reading “REMEMBER THE LEAST OF THESE”

One spiritual discipline that I have is reading a proverb from the Bible every day. Essentially, what I do is turn to the Book of Proverbs, and based on the date, I read that Proverb. For example, today is October 20th, so I’ll read Proverbs 20. The Book of Proverbs is believed to be writtenContinue reading “THE ATTITUDE OF UNDERSTANDING”

During my childhood, my favorite Sunday school game was “Scripture Shoot-Out.” It was a game that helped students memorize the Bible verse of the day. This is how it worked… Two students were chosen and put back to back. The students would take steps forward as our teacher counted aloud. On three, we would turnContinue reading “SCRIPTURE SHOOT-OUT”

Leading you family well means knowing what their love languages are. Claudia’s love language is quality time. With everything going on, it feels like we are around each other almost 24/7. Like many, we have been working and schooling from home. For me, this has blurred the lines of us physically being together versus usContinue reading “QUALITY TIME”

Follow me as I follow Christ. This paraphrase of Corinthians 11:1 has become my leadership motto. I think that it shows the irony of Christian leadership. Meaning, in order to be a good leader, you also have to be a good follower. I try to keep this in mind for my own leadership with ministryContinue reading “MOTTO”

“Your own ears will hear him… ‘This is the way you should go.’” – Isaiah 30:21 (NLT). — Last month, I went to a prayer labyrinth for a class assignment in my master’s program. For those of you who don’t know what a prayer labyrinth is, it is a circular path that leads its participantsContinue reading “LABYRINTH”

I have recently been doing some reading on the father/child relationship we can have with God. During my studies last week, I came across the Greek word, “adelphoi.” This word is used throughout the New Testament to address believers. Depending on the version, it is translated to “friends” (NRSV), “brethren” (NKJV), or “brothers and sisters”Continue reading “ADELPHOI”

Today is Pentecost Sunday. It commemorates the day the Hoy Spirit empowered the disciples. Luke recounts this event in Acts 2 writing, “When the day of Pentecost came…All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tounges as the Spirit enabled them” (v. 1 & 4, NIV). Is hisContinue reading “PENTECOST”

I used to not understand how couples could say things like, “I love my spouse, but they drive me crazy.” I figured that those two things were mutually exclusive. After all, doesn’t 1 Peter 4:8 says, “Love covers over a multitude of crazy,” or something? Like I said, I USED to not understand how couplesContinue reading “IN LOVE AND IN CRAZY”