Sunday’s Coming
Steadfast, resilient, and increasingly happy (2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12)
There’s a hard truth about existence in 2 Thessalonians 1 that social science bears out.
God’s promise to repay (Joel 2:23–32)
It is so tender that God would say God owes us one.
More than useful (2 Timothy 3:14-4:5)
Why read the Bible?
Ordinary people (Luke 17:11-19)
There is nothing wrong with the nine. There is something extraordinary about the one.
Is our work too hard? (Luke 17:5-10)
Jesus doesn’t seem to think so.
Another kind of gate (Luke 16:19-31)
The rich man’s approach to Lazarus could have been different.
Turning understanding on its head (Luke 16:1-13)
The inability to make sense of the parable of the unjust manager allows us to experience confusion similar to those first students of Jesus.
Moving through bad days (Jeremiah 4:11-12, 22-28)
Jeremiah’s ministry bleeds into his humanity.
Exhortations for Jesus followers (Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16)
One form of ancient instruction was paraenesis, which lists various rules without a clear outline or progression of thought.
God cares about health (Luke 13:10-17)
For Luke, sickness is the devil’s work, which Jesus came to combat.
A different kind of division (Luke 12:49-56)
Where there is a rending, there is a healing not far behind.
The prophet’s palette (Isaiah 1:1, 10-20)
Why in the world would Isaiah use the image of snow as a sign of life with God?
Things above (Colossians 3:1-11)
Have you ever heard of an egregore?
Snakes and scorpions for our children (Luke 11:1-13)
How could Jesus assume that all those who heard him preach would never treat their children in such a way?
At Jesus’ feet (Luke 10:38-42)
The world is overwhelming, and we need nourishment.
A prophetic model (Amos 7:1-17)
Christians struggle to be prophetic in the world. Amos could help.
Shake it off (Luke 10:1-11, 16-20)
This life of faith can be a dusty one.
Good fruit (Galatians 5:1, 13-25)
What does freedom in Christ taste like?
Elijah’s needs (1 Kings 19:1-15a)
The prophet exhibits all four HALT states at once in 1 Kings 19.
Sitting with uncertainty (John 16:12-15)
We are often told that “negative” emotions are to be ejected, tossed aside, and forgotten as quickly as possible.