It just feels like a tough week, due to very recent events on top of other events months past, with the expectation of more to come. More unfolding right now. The Bible recounts in a variety of ways stories of people who trust God and learn of God’s faithfulness. As those stories continue, those experiences …
There is always the temptation for a disciple of Jesus to frame our life from the perspective ‘If only Jesus were here,’ or ‘How do Jesus’ teaching and actions from two thousand years ago guide my responses to contemporary situations.’ Both these ways of thinking are deficient for the truth is that Jesus tells us …
God primarily grows Christians through his word, proclaimed to his people in corporate gathering. While God’s intent is consistent, disciples of Jesus develop a capacity not just to listen, but to truly hear God’s Word. From Leading With The Sermon, Will Willimon enumerates how the Christian trains themselves to be a hearer. One of those …
It is impossible to avoid disappointment. To live as a human in a fallen world is to experience deficit between expectation and experience. A strategy of avoidance is to eliminate expectation or reject experience. Avoidance is deficient and self-defeating because it nurtures cynicism and refuses to accept the gifts God brings to our lives. Instead …
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