The Wilderness A Devotional from President Mike Swalm During this season of Lent, we spend time in preparation, participating with Jesus in his time of preparation for temptation. Jesus was led to the wilderness by the Spirit of God in order that he would be prepared for the temptation in store for him. Lent allows us time to identify with Jesus, to prepare ourselves, to know Christ so that we might know ourselves. But the wilderness is not a comfortable place. The wilderness

Risen A Devotional from President Mike Swalm We’ve just come through the season of Holy Week, Good Friday, and Resurrection Sunday. It’s arguably the most important time in the whole of the church calendar. After all, Paul told us that if Christ is not truly raised, our faith is in vain! One of my favourite questions for students revolves around the importance of Jesus’ resurrection. We know, I say, that Jesus died for our sins. But why is Paul so insistent that the resurrec