Jeremiah 29:1-14 For I know the plans I have for you,declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil,to give you a future and a hope. (Jer 29:11) This verse imprinted on coffee mugs, posters, t-shirts, key chains, and many other memento items is given regularly to mark a new time in a person’s …
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Nov 04
What Changes our Society?
Seek good and not evil, that you may live,and so the Lord, the God of hosts, will be with you, just as you have said.Amos 5:14 One of the greatest distinctions between the Bible and other religious texts is that the Bible calls the followers of God to seek life. Deuteronomy 30:15-20 encapsulates this idea for us to …
Oct 30
Have You Ever Seen a Prophet in this Bad of a Shape?
I Kings 19:1-18 Many commentators and preachers are amazed when they see the great Prophet Elijah in the condition he is in here in this chapter. He had just vanquished the worshipers of Baal, ended a 3-year drought, and started a revival in the nation of Israel. But he is discouraged, even to the place …
Oct 22
“The Weight of Knowing”
Reflections on 1 Samuel 3 and Hebrews 10 As we reflect on last week’s scripture, (1 Samuel 3) we are invited into a hard truth: “grace is not a loophole. It is a gift—and gifts can be refused.” Thinking back to our Sunday School days, this story is told as a little boy running back …
