Our VisionThere are approximately 228,000 people who live in the Sioux Falls "metro area." If the statewide stats are true in Sioux Falls, somewhere around 75% of people in our city don't know Jesus i...  Read More

Have you ever tried to develop the discipline of daily Bible reading, expecting something explosive like aerial fireworks, only to fizzle out like a cheap sparkler instead?If you’ve aspired to read th...  Read More

One of the commitments of our Membership Agreement at Emmaus Road says, "I will devote myself to the study of Scripture and to prayer both privately, and in group contexts." But developing the discipl...  Read More

How would you feel if someone asked you, “How’s your personal time alone with God?” Sadly, that’s a question that seems to stir up embarrassment, guilt, and regret in a lot of Christians.“Well, it cou...  Read More

In Philippians 4:13, Paul says, "I can do all things through him who strengthens me.” Paul knows how to live all of life—highs and lows, triumphs and tragedies—by the strength that Christ supplies. He...  Read More

Paul’s appeal to Euodia and Syntyche to “agree in the Lord” and his request to the church at Philippi to “help these women” reminds us that conflict happens even between faithful and mature members of...  Read More

“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.”— Matthew 5:9 In his book The Peacemaker (pp. 126-133), Ken Sande offers a thorough outline for confessing our sins to each other wh...  Read More

As Paul sat in a Roman prison cell awaiting his death, he penned his parting instructions to Timothy: “Follow the pattern of the sound words that you have heard from me, in the faith and love that are...  Read More

When Jesus stood on trial before Pilate he said, “For this purpose I was born and for this purpose I have come into the world—to bear witness to the truth” (John 18:37).Pilate responded, “What is trut...  Read More

I read a lot. I read to relax. I read to learn and grow. I read to think. I read to change. I read literally dozens of books each year. Some books grab me and won’t let go. Other books are merely “jun...  Read More

We talk a lot about the glory of God, but what does that phrase mean? It's possible that our frequent use of the phrase outpaces our understanding of it. It's possible for the meaning of this vital co...  Read More

The Emmaus Road story is a story of irony and reversal. Quite literally, two disillusioned disciples made a U-turn when their eyes were opened to recognize Jesus in the village of Emmaus, and they ret...  Read More