Pray in the New Year
“My wife’s friend Jackie is battling cancer,” Don Musser wrote in the text he sent along with this picture, “and she got the first of your prayer journals.” It was a joy to see Don’s wife, Carole, and her friend …
Seen a Great Light
Isaiah 9:2-7 The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light. For those who lived in a land of deep shadows— light! sunbursts of light! You repopulated the nation, you expanded its joy. Oh, they’re so glad in …
Blue Christmas & Advent
Contrary to the song lyrics, it’s not the most wonderful time of the year for many of us. The jingle bell merriness of the season is like an out-of-tune gong for those grieving the deaths of family members or friends, …
Do People Connect at Church?
When Jesus said “come follow me,” he wasn’t heading to Sunday school. He was on his way to heal the sick, befriend a tax collector, stand up for an adulteress, and proclaim good news to the poor. Discipleship and mission …
People Shouldn’t Have to Leave the Church to Find Jesus
When Jesus said “come follow me,” he wasn’t heading to Sunday school. He was on his way to heal the sick, befriend a tax collector, stand up for an adulteress, and proclaim good news to the poor. Discipleship and mission …
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Jewish/Christian Side-by-Side 2017 Calendar
We rush through life, barely slowing down to experience our days. But time is a gift that we sometimes forget we’ve been given. Rediscover the gift of time in 2017 through the Jewish and Christian holidays. From the weekly Sabbath …
CT Book of the Year Winner!
Christianity Today has unveiled their book of the year awards, and the winner for the Discpleship Book the of the Year is Crossing the Waters by Leslie Leyland Fields! “Drawing from a trip to Israel and from her family’s lives …
How to Achieve Godliness
The Bible begins to give us some clues about godliness in its earliest pages. In a very short three-verse summary of Enoch’s life in Genesis, Moses twice describes him as one who “walked with God.” The author of Hebrews gives …
Why You Shouldn’t Be Scared of the Old Testament
Identifying 3 Disconnects We have With Our Jewish Foundations One of many gifts my Jewish identity offered to me was the deep conviction that the Old Testament and New Testament were a single, seamless narrative revealing God’s perfect nature and …