Delighting in the Here and Now

Photo Credit: Charbel Akhras via Creative Commons [dropcaps style='']W[/dropcaps]e were sitting around the table on a Friday- waiting. Waiting for someone to come so one person could go on an adventure. Waiting for someone else to carry on with their day. The clock seemed to slowly make its way around, minute by...

God’s Answer for God’s Promise

Scripture: "Some time later, the Lord spoke to Abram in a vision and said to him, 'Do not be afraid, Abram, for I will protect you, and your reward will be great.'   But Abram replied, 'O Sovereign Lord, what good are all your blessings when I don’t even have a son? Since...

Grace that Changes Our Lives

Scripture: "The old way, with laws etched in stone, led to death, though it began with such glory that the people of Israel could not bear to look at Moses’ face. For his face shone with the glory of God, even though the brightness was already fading away. Shouldn’t we expect far...

Future Restoration of Current Realities

Scripture: “Now I want to say something more about this city. You have been saying, ‘It will fall to the king of Babylon through war, famine, and disease.’ But this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: I will certainly bring my people back again from all the countries where...

When God’s Will Isn’t Our Way

Scripture: "When the king of Nineveh heard what Jonah was saying, he stepped down from his throne and took off his royal robes. He dressed himself in burlap and sat on a heap of ashes. Then the king and his nobles sent this decree throughout the city:   'No one, not...