by chetcromer | Apr 19, 2025 | Journals
The Day Death Held God I’ve been thinking a lot about Saturday. Not just any Saturday—that Saturday. The one after the Cross, before the sunrise and the stone rolled away. The day where nothing happened. The day where hope was dead. The day where silence ruled. That’s...
by chetcromer | Apr 17, 2025 | Journals
When Curiosity Ruins a Perfectly Good MisunderstandingHow I misread a biblical phrase for years—and why I’m glad I finally questioned it For a long time, I thought I had a neat little insight tucked away whenever I came across the phrase “half-tribe of Manasseh” in...
by chetcromer | Mar 25, 2025 | Journals
There’s this story in Luke about a Roman centurion that always sticks with me. It’s one of those moments where you can almost feel the tension hanging in the air. The centurion had a servant who was seriously sick, and despite being a man of power and authority, he...
by chetcromer | Mar 24, 2025 | Journals
Bridging Misunderstandings: Lessons from the Tribes East of the Jordan Today, while listening to the Daily Audio Bible, I reflected on the story of the tribes of Israel that settled east of the Jordan River—Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh. Their journey is...
by chetcromer | Mar 23, 2025 | Journals
“I Need You To…” vs. “I Need You” It’s one of the smallest shifts in language, but it makes all the difference in the world. In my marriage, I’ve noticed how different it feels when Erin says, “I need you to…” versus when she says, “I need you.” The first one is about...
by chetcromer | Mar 16, 2025 | Journals
When Church Doesn’t Feel Like Home I’ve been wrestling with something lately — something that I never really thought I’d have to face. I’ve been part of a church community for a long time. I’ve sat through countless Sunday sermons, served in ministries, and...