Dec 4, 2017 | Word Among Us
Hoping against hope… Doesn’t that sound like a noble effort reserved only for the great saints? Consider Abraham, God asked him to sacrifice Isaac, the son of the promise, and it was hope that led him to raise the knife. We might feel we could never rise to...
Dec 2, 2017 | Word Among Us
Beware. Hypocrisy, unbelief, unspoken judgments, hatred, resentment, lust, every kind of base desire—all will ultimately be brought to light and shouted from the rooftops. That thought might make you feel panicky. We all have sins that we hope will never be...
Dec 1, 2017 | Word Among Us
My soul waits for the Lord. Did you know that there is a restaurant inside Disneyland with a fourteen-year waiting list? Most of us will never wait that long for tickets to a Broadway play, let alone a nice meal! We’re probably more used to waiting a few minutes...
Nov 30, 2017 | Word Among Us
Ask the master of the harvest to send out laborers for his harvest. What do you think it means to labor for the Lord’s harvest? Is Jesus talking only about the “harvest” at the end of time? Probably not. Some people have suggested that Luke was a doctor; others say...
Nov 29, 2017 | Word Among Us
A Pharisee invited him to dine. One day, a mother of two was preparing chicken for dinner. As she trimmed the fat from the meat, a thought passed through her mind. She felt as if the Lord was telling her, “Sandra, this is what I am doing in your life—trimming...
Nov 28, 2017 | Word Among Us
Paul . . . called to be an Apostle and set apart for the Gospel of God. St. Paul’s Letter to the Romans has long been recognized as a theological masterpiece, but that fact can make it seem awfully intimidating. So as we explore Romans over the next few weeks,...
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