A nobody from nowhere. That’s the man that would become the most significant prophet since Moses and until Jesus. What is it about this guy Elijah that would prompt God…
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Big moments capture our attention and our emotion. We spend our lives fretting over these big moments, but it’s only when we reflect back on our lives that we realize…
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After a long, hard trip, there’s nothing quite as sweet as a homecoming. Finally reaching the destination that you have long for and struggled to find, to be home is…
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There are few things more dangerous than an enemy from inside the camp- a double agent. Double agents know all the secrets of both sides. They know the lingo, what…
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When life begins to get a little rocky and the waves start to pound all around us, it can be easy for us to feel unsteady, unsafe, and a bit…
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Sometimes the Christian life feels like we don’t quite have all the right ingredients- like we’ve chosen a complicated recipe that we can quite make according to plan. In order…
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The Christian life is absurd if you live it the way the Bible teaches. As Peter finishes his exhortation to various churches about to suffer, his teaching is incomprehensible to…
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The beginning of a new year provides us with an opportunity to consider the previous year, rejoice in the successes, and learn from the failures. There is a lot of…
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When Jesus came, he came on a mission, in part, to bring us joy. When he dies, he prays for his disciples that they would have his joy, but also…
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As we gather on Christmas Eve, we reflect on the night Jesus was born and the why Jesus came. We consider his teaching and his mission, which he tells us…
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As the days rapidly countdown to Christmas Day, the waiting to celebrate is almost over. Soon gifts will be opened, meals shared, and memories created all around the world. For…
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Tidings of comfort and joy- There are few things more “Christmasy” than that. Yet when we read the actual Christmas story, there is almost no comfort and joy can be…
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The songs we sing at Christmas teach us a lot about what we’re looking for during this season. The theme of “joy” is one that is prominent in our songs,…
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Follow the leader is a simple game. The leader does something, everyone else should do the same. Simple. Yet when Jesus is our leader- the last thing we really want…
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Suffering is disorienting. Persecution can make you doubt what you know is true. Our instinct is to fight back or run away from the things that harm us. However, Peter…
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Submission is a word that makes us all bristle. Start talking about gender and marital relationships and the idea of submission and you have a recipe for a fight. Is…
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As Christians, how are we to position ourselves to an outside world? There is no shortage of culture wars to fight or causes to support, but what is our role?…
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By asking “who touched me?”, Jesus invites us in to admit who we truly are and to enter into a life-changing relationship with Him instead of a superficial one. He…
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You might not think you have much in common with the priests we encounter in the Bible. Offering incense, sacrificing animals, and serving in a temple rarely resonate with Christians…
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Why do we study theology? Why does Peter spend so much time laying out the details of our salvation? For Peter, salvation is not some abstract theological idea. It is…
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