DID YOU KNOW There are seasons when the brokenness around us becomes difficult to ignore. We see dishonesty rewarded, vulnerable people mistreated, public trust weakened, and spiritual convictions exchanged for convenience. Our first response may be anger, discouragement, or withdrawal. We wonder whether speaking will accomplish anything, whether silence would be safer, or whether theContinue reading “When the World Goes Wrong, What Shall We Do?”
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Faith That Refuses to Bow
The Bible in a Year “Then Nebuchadnezzar said, ‘Praise be to the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, who has sent his angel and rescued his servants! They trusted in him and defied the king’s command and were willing to give up their lives rather than serve or worship any god except their own God.’”Continue reading “Faith That Refuses to Bow”
Faith Was Never Meant to Hide
DID YOU KNOW The Christian life calls us to humility, but humility must not be confused with invisibility. Making much of God certainly requires making less of ourselves, yet we can misuse that truth as permission to remain silent when Christ should be confessed. Acts 9 presents a newly converted Paul who does not retreatContinue reading “Faith Was Never Meant to Hide”
A Faith Worth Suffering For
As the Day Ends “So they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for His name.” —Acts 5:41 As the day ends, Acts 5 brings us face-to-face with a Christianity that refuses to promise comfort without a cross. The apostles had been arrested, threatened, and beatenContinue reading “A Faith Worth Suffering For”