If there’s one thing we learn from the book of Judges, it’s this: God can — and does — work through anyone and everything, including our sin and failures. Throughout the book, we see flawed man after flawed man leading the floundering nation of Israel. Each time, God uses even their sin to accomplish HisContinue reading “God Can Work Through Anyone and Anything”
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Questions for Your Teen
You are a teenager: that means you are in one of the most exciting and most important times of your life! I want to alert you to seven questions you will face that will influence the shape and direction of the rest of your life. 1. What will be the meaning and purpose of yourContinue reading “Questions for Your Teen”
You Have a Message Waiting
Reading: Luke 4:38-44 Reflection: It didn’t take long, after Jesus’ proclamation of his mission in the Synagogue at Nazareth, for him to begin doing what he had said he would. Jesus knew that he had come to liberate people from everything that oppresses them, and so he set about setting people free. Just before today’sContinue reading “You Have a Message Waiting”
Still Setting People Free
One of the marks of Jesus’ life was his strong sense of purpose. Christian scholars debate how much Jesus, in his humanity, understood his divine nature, the high cost he would pay to accomplish his mission, or the resurrection that awaited him after his death. But they all agree that Jesus knew he had beenContinue reading “Still Setting People Free”