When we refuse to see people for who they truly are, that blindness has destructive power in our relationships. This week Jesus shows us that if we are blind to who He truly is, then we can’t see others or even ourselves for who we truly are. Join us for another strange encounter with Jesus.
What would have to happen in our lives to realize something is destroying us? Sometimes the most loving thing someone could do for us is expose its true nature. That is what Jesus is doing in this passage.
What would have to happen in our lives to realize something is destroying us? Sometimes the most loving thing someone could do for us is expose its true nature. That is what Jesus is doing in this passage.
Is the most important thing in the world something everyone has to figure out for themselves? Or is it possible that there is one thing that is the most important thing for every person in every time and every place? This passage helps us with that question.
God never stops loving, even when his “hand“ is hidden. His children’s joy is to receive his love and give it generously to others, delighting in divine love and resting in the eternal embrace of the Lord God Almighty— Who was and is and is to come!
Humans make sense of the world by means of stories, especially redemptive stories. This passage in the book of Ruth gives us a deeper glimpse into what redemption means and how it's accomplished.
In order to face the darkness of this world, we need something more than cheap sentimentality. Mary's visit to Elizabeth in the gospel of Luke shows us where to find it.
Whenever we open ourselves up to love and romance, we risk getting hurt. But the book of Ruth promises us that if we are willing to risk big, there is a great reward on the other side. Join us as we continue our Advent series in the book of Ruth.
Our longing for a better world is deep in our bones. But is there a connection between what God is doing in the world and what we're supposed to do? Join us this week as we explore this question.
The book of Ruth shows us what God is doing about a world that's falling apart. But the amazing and precious thing is that it does so by showing us what God is doing in the life of one poor, broken widow whose life is falling apart.
Joy is the birthright of every child of God, and praise is the first language of all creation. When we join the universe in praising God, he embraces us into communion with the Divine and fills our lives with joy.
Hope is a picture of what you believe is possible. This psalm helps us to picture the nature of our true hope, and gives us the wonder to believe it truly is possible.
Of all the questions that matter to humans, perhaps the deepest and most central question is that of identity: “Who am I, and am I loved and accepted?” If the answer to that question is in doubt, we experience what many call despair. This psalm answers that question.
Doubt in God isn’t just an intellectual problem, it’s a deeply emotional experience that is also a nearly universal human phenomenon. The notion that we can solve that problem is too simplistic, but this psalm gives us some helpful ways of working through it.
Along with depression, anxiety, and addiction, loneliness is one of the biggest health crises in our world today. This psalm has a lot to say about our experience of loneliness, as well as a culture like ours that produces so much loneliness.
Sometimes in life we become discouraged and distracted by what we see. Especially, when it seems that there are no consequences for those who do evil. Psalm 73 reminds us that evil will not triumph over the the righteous reign of Christ nor over His redeemed people. All evildoers are called to submit to the Gospel of Christ
Acceptance and anger feel like total opposites, and yet the Bible talks as if we’re supposed to integrate them into one coherent life. How can we do that without degenerating into either apathy or rage? This psalm shows us a way forward.
Depression exhausts and isolates those who suffer in its darkness. God’s word offers the light of truth and the power of God‘s presence.
Anxiety affects all of us, and is one of the most debilitating emotions we can experience. But praying this psalm helps us to become a less-anxious presence.
