Dec 21, 2017 | Word Among Us
Wherever this water comes the sea shall be made fresh. The Atacama Desert in Chile is one of the driest places on earth. It receives an average of only 0.6 inch of rain per year. Some places have not received any rain for more than 400 years. In 2015, however,...
Dec 20, 2017 | Word Among Us
You shall love your neighbor as yourself. This command from God, often called the second greatest commandment, can seem impossible, can’t it? Love every neighbor? Even the annoying one down the street? How can we find the ability to do something so radical? ...
Dec 19, 2017 | Word Among Us
Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the town. Imagine how time-consuming it must be to organize something like a state dinner or an occasion such as the Oscars. Everything from the menu to the decorations—and especially the guest list—has to be carefully...
Dec 18, 2017 | Word Among Us
. . . their inability to repay you. One day, a father asked his daughter to join him on a trip to the inner-city, where he wanted to reach out to the homeless. On the way, they stopped off at McDonald’s to buy some food to hand out. When they reached their...
Dec 16, 2017 | Word Among Us
Has God rejected his people? Of course not! Posing a rhetorical question, St. Paul asks whether God has given up on his chosen people. No way, he replies. God’s plan is still unfolding. One day all of Israel will be saved. Perhaps we pose the same question to...
Dec 15, 2017 | Word Among Us
They are children of Israel. Why did Paul pray for the Jewish people so earnestly? For starters, he knew how special the nation of Israel is to God. Beginning with Abraham, God promised them a future as his chosen people among the nations. He liberated them from...
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