DID YOU KNOW The book of Joel places two truths before us that we must never separate: God is compassionate, and God is untamable. His patience should not be mistaken for weakness, and His judgment should not be interpreted as cruelty. Joel describes a devastating crisis, calls God’s people to repentance, and points toward theContinue reading “When God Sounds the Alarm”
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Faithful Before the Spotlight
DID YOU KNOW Did you know that Stephen’s powerful public witness began with quiet service to overlooked widows? When Stephen first appears in Acts 6, he is not standing before the Sanhedrin, preaching to a crowd, or performing signs and wonders. He is selected to help oversee the daily distribution of food to widows. ThisContinue reading “Faithful Before the Spotlight”
The Love That Calls Us Home
DID YOU KNOW “When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt.” —Hosea 11:1 Hosea 11 presents one of Scripture’s most moving descriptions of God’s relationship with His people. God speaks like a loving Father remembering Israel’s childhood, teaching the nation to walk, lifting its burdens, and drawingContinue reading “The Love That Calls Us Home”
When the Resurrection Reaches Our Wallet
DID YOU KNOW “And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common.” —Acts 4:32 We sometimes read Acts 4 as though it describes an unreachable spiritual utopia.Continue reading “When the Resurrection Reaches Our Wallet”
When the Bible Refuses to Leave Us Comfortable
DID YOU KNOW Scripture Readings: Hosea 6:1–7:16; Acts 2:42–3:26; Job 15:21–35 Most of us enjoy Scriptures that reassure us of God’s love, presence, and protection. We are less eager to linger over passages that question our priorities, expose our selfishness, or require costly change. Yet God did not give us His Word merely to affirmContinue reading “When the Bible Refuses to Leave Us Comfortable”
Pentecost Was Only the First Basket
DID YOU KNOW “And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.” —Acts 2:4 Beginnings awaken something within us. A new ministry, friendship, school year, or opportunity carries an energy that can be difficult to sustain once the unfamiliar becomes ordinary. ActsContinue reading “Pentecost Was Only the First Basket”
When God Turns a Broken Story into a Portrait of Grace
DID YOU KNOW Hosea 1:1–2:23; Acts 1:1–26; Job 15:1–9 Did You Know that Hosea’s troubled marriage was intended to make Israel see what its unfaithfulness looked like to God? The opening chapter of Hosea is among the most emotionally difficult passages in Scripture. God commanded the prophet to marry Gomer, whose unfaithfulness would become aContinue reading “When God Turns a Broken Story into a Portrait of Grace”
When Jesus Walks the Road Beside Us
DID YOU KNOW The road to Emmaus begins with two disappointed disciples walking away from Jerusalem. They had placed their hope in Jesus, but the crucifixion appeared to have ended everything they believed. Then the risen Christ joined them on the road. They spoke to Jesus about Jesus without recognizing that Jesus was walking besideContinue reading “When Jesus Walks the Road Beside Us”
When the Tomb Became the Doorway
DID YOU KNOW The resurrection of Jesus was not simply a surprising ending to a tragic story. It marked the beginning of an entirely new era in God’s saving work. Isaiah longed for God to tear open the heavens and come down. Job wrestled with the apparent finality of death. The disciples watched Jesus suffer,Continue reading “When the Tomb Became the Doorway”
Saved for More Than Survival
DID YOU KNOW When we hear the word “saved,” we often think first about what Jesus has saved us from—sin, guilt, condemnation, and eternal separation from God. That is wonderfully true, but Scripture also invites us to consider what Christ has saved us for. God does not merely rescue isolated individuals and return them unchangedContinue reading “Saved for More Than Survival”