Posts with the tag “bible”

God makes promises to us. The Book of Luke explains why we need to live so that our lives, minds, and behavior mirror the belief in God’s promises, even in the waiting...  Read More

There’s something about God that gives and requires from us more than greeting card hope. Often, the call and move of God in our lives doesn’t resolve our uncertainty, it actually creates more of it....  Read More

The Book of Revelations explains that if our roots extend out wide, but are not deeply into the love of Jesus, we are resourcing our souls and lives from the people, places, and things around us, not ...  Read More

We build our own foundation and deepen it when we build into the lives of others, and the Book of Corinthians proves we need deeper roots to do this effectively....  Read More

Throughout the Bible, there is a theme of needing to see differently, to see through new eyes, which is prominently in the Book of Corinthians....  Read More

The depth of our roots determines the strength of what’s above it because the more deeply rooted we are, the more authentically we live, and Paul explains this in the Book of Corinthians. ...  Read More

In some ways, American politics has become a new civil religion. We need to figure out the relationship between our national citizenship and our citizenship in the Kingdom of God....  Read More

In the Book of Matthew, we learn that when we don’t forgive others, we’re holding on to something that blocks our ability to receive from God....  Read More

We’re not immune from human struggles just because we follow Jesus, but the way we combat the anxious way of living is to seek first the Kingdom of God....  Read More

In the Book of Matthew, we learned that it’s possible for us to know who Jesus is, but not understand how His mission works....  Read More

In the Book of Acts, we learn about the shifts in perspective and understanding that come with following Jesus, which we didn’t see coming, especially in the story of Paul....  Read More

The Book of Acts explains that discernment isn’t necessarily the differentiation between right and wrong, it’s the difference between right and almost right....  Read More