You can help you help people struggling this summer. The Coronavirus has almost reached five months of worry, uncertainty, and in many cases, loneliness. The warm summer creates outdoor opportunities to spend time with people. Take a moment to list the people on the fringes of your life and the people you have an inkling […]
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I sat in the back of a classroom in a public college. A friend teaches at a local college specifically on ancient texts, including the Bible. He had invited me to join the class to observe the discussion on David. The students discussed 1 Samuel 21 surrounding the passages of David running from Saul and
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You know our every thought.Our worries play out in multiple scenarios.Our walking on eggshells with challenging people.Our fears focusing on an uncertain future.Our built-up anger and frustration from our lack of control.Our guilt from the past mistakes and failures. We confess the jumbled up mess in our minds.Rather than run from it, we acknowledge it.Rather
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Yesterday, I noticed fifth-grader highlight passages in Psalm 23 from the Sunday sermon. A senior in high school completed a Bible reading plan. I’m in a group of 130 people who will complete the Bible in two years with a robust comment section each day. Three years ago, we might have thought about an in-person
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Lord, we’re exhausted.The uncertainty of the future weighs on us.The ever-changing reports and statistics bring worry.The ongoing debates cycle in conversations day and night.To some degree, we’re tired. Lord, give us rest.Only You have all the answers we need.Only You can get us through.You alone hold the world in place and cause the sun to
Each Saturday, I want to provide you a list of resources for you to engage yourself that influenced me. You can access the articles, podcasts, and other links in the list below. Why is it so hard to grieve? / An Interview with Ben Sternke – You have heard the words “grieve” and “lament” in
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My professor, Dr. Ron Hall, talked about wilderness seasons when “Life is hard, and God is not there.” Have you found yourself in one of those seasons? Throughout the Bible, we encounter individuals who have these seasons. The whole book of Job describes this experience. The Psalmists offer prayers that relate to the human experience.
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How would you live if you knew God has you in the exact place He wanted you to be? That question becomes increasingly challenging amid a chaotic world. We have lived with the grief of missing out on graduations, funerals, and adjusted weddings. Even mundane activities like going to the grocery store seem challenging. Social
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You have walked through one of the most excruciating seasons in modern history. Let that sink in for a moment. Don’t try to tame it or talk yourself out of it. Though you may have differing levels of pressures and stress, our world feels upside down since March. Perhaps, you may have started to believe
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Your posting on social media makes a difference, church leader. Taking a moment to share an update or post a picture invites people to celebrate a church’s life. The absence of communication on social media misses an opportunity for people to see what’s happening, especially in this shutdown season. Instagram Stories are posts that last
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