God Restores God's Work, Hope, New Life, Restoration, Salvation, Sanctification, Transformation In Ephesians 1, Paul emphasizes God’s sovereignty and his work as a master planner who can restore a lost world back to right relationship (vv…. READ MORE
Seeing With New Eyes Advent, Anticipation, Beauty, Christmas, Glorious, Hope, Isaiah 11:1-10, Isaiah 40:9-11, Isaiah 52:7-9, John 1:1-8, Psalm 89:1-4, Truth, Waiting, Watching, Wonder Margaret Philbrick, author of Back to the Manger, shares about how seeing the Christmas season through the eyes of her children has opened her… READ MORE
He’s Done Enough Blessed, Debt, Ephesians 2:7, God's Kindness, Hope, Love, Prayer, Psalm 17:7, Psalm 36:7, Psalm 63:3, Repay, Source, Titus 3:4-6, Trust, Worship “Sometimes I go to God and say, ‘God, if Thou dost never answer another prayer while I live on this earth, I will still… READ MORE
Miraculous Intervention Belief, Change, Closer to God, Diagnosis, Fate, Hope, Intervention, Luke 18:27, Luke 9:16-17, Mark 10:27, Mark 6:49-50, Miracles, New Life, Psalm 139:13-14, Solitude Though films about miracles and the miraculous abound, one example is Henry Poole Is Here. Henry, played by Luke Wilson, is diagnosed with a… READ MORE
Persevering Through Darkness 1 Kings 18:21, Assurance, Choosing Christ, Darkness, Difficulty, Easy, Faithless, Galatians 1:10, Hardship, Hope, James 4:4, Matthew 6:24, Romans 8:7, Security, Trial “Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens.”- J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring We know that to choose Christ is not… READ MORE
The Beauty of Adoption 2 Corinthians 6:18, Adoption, Christ's Love, Commitment, Demonstration, Difference, Family, Future, Hope, Hosea 14:3, James 1:27, Love, Psalm 146: 9, Psalm 82:3, Unique “It has been said that adoption is more like a marriage than a birth: two (or more) individuals, each with their own unique mix… READ MORE
A Just Gospel Acts 20:35, Community, Galatians 2:10, God's Love, Hope, Justice, Justification, Loving the Poor, Loving the Vulnerable, Luke 14:12-14, Matthew 5:42, Neighbor, Proverbs 19:17, Social Justice, The Gospel In an article for the Reformed African American Network, Charles Holmes Jr. shares how the gospel can inform the church’s call to social justice…. READ MORE
Taking the Long View 1 Corinthians 2:9, Anthem, Covenant, Faith, God's Story, Holy Spirit, Hope, Jeremiah 29:11, Perseverance, Promise, Proverbs 16:9, Proverbs 3:5-6, Romans 8:28, The Church, Trials Keith & Kristyn Getty’s song By Faith is a powerful anthem for Christians to remember the story of our faith and how God calls… READ MORE
Disenfranchised People 1 Corinthians 12:27, Advocate, Colossians 1:24, Colossians 3:15, Community, Ephesians 2:19-22, Ephesians 4:15-16, Faith, Faithful, Gospel, Hope, Local Church, Love, Pro-Life, Support In the book, God’s Long Summer: Stories of Faith and Civil Rights, Charles Marsh shares the stories of men and women of faith and… READ MORE
Hope Is Powerful 1 Thessalonians 1:3, 1 Thessalonians 4:13, 1 Timothy 1:1, 1 Timothy 4:10, 1 Timothy 6:17, Colossians 1:23, Comfort, Failure, God's Love, Grace, Hebrews 6:19, Hope, Hopeful, Peace, Purpose, Titus 1:2, Titus 3:7, Unfailing Love Hope is powerful. In this clip from the film To End All Wars, prisoners of war tell us just how important hope is to… READ MORE
A Covenant-Keeping Government Covenant, Ecclesiastes 5:4-5, Equality, Everlasting, Future, Help, Hope, Matthew 5:33, Matthew 5:37, Numbers 30:2, Promise, Proverbs 28:13, Responsibility, Trust, Unchanging “The State of California has a covenant with the people. State government will foster the conditions for a high quality of life if voters,… READ MORE
Not the Answer Contentment, Fame, Fleeting Glory, God's Glory, Good Gifts, Happiness, Hebrews 13:5, Hope, Idolatry, Kingship, Luke 12:15, Matthew 6:25-26, Philippians 4:11-13, Psalm 3:2-6, Thirst “I think everybody should get rich and famous and do everything they ever dreamed of so they can see that it’s not the answer.”… READ MORE
The Tree of Life 1 Corinthians 15:54-58, Blessing, Estrangement, God's Love, God's Plan, Hope, Mark 10:45, Memory, Micah 4:4, Proverbs 13:12, Reconciliation, Redemption, Salvation, Sin, Titus 2:14 The Tree of Life is a film by Terrence Malick about a man’s memory of his childhood, including his mother and father. He becomes… READ MORE
God Moves Dependence, Faith, Genesis 50:20, God's Sovereignty, God's Will, Hope, Job 42:2, Miracle, Mystery, Proverbs 16:4, Providence, Psalm 90:2, Psalm 97:9, Refuge, Trust “God moves in a mysterious way His wonders to perform He plants His footsteps in the sea And rides upon the storm Deep in… READ MORE
It Is Well With My Soul 1 Peter 5:10, 2 Corinthians 1:3-4, Acceptance, Courage, Faith, Future Glory, Gratitude, Hope, Humility, Psalm 147:11, Psalm 43:5, Romans 8:18, Suffering, Trial, Trusting God “Hymnologist Kenneth Osbeck tells the story: ‘Desiring a rest for his wife and four daughters as well as wishing to join and assist Moody… READ MORE
Thy Will 2 Corinthians 1:3-8, Broken-Hearted, Comfort, Comforter, Galatians 3:6-9, Genesis 15:6-10, Hope, Hurting, Jeremiah 29:11, John 12:37-43, Loss, Pain, Psalm 147:3, Psalm 23, Psalm 33:4-6, Psalm 34:18, Revelation 21:4, Suffering The idea of trusting God despite the pains of are echoed in the hit song “Thy Will” by Lady Antebellum’s Hillary Scott. The singer-songwriter… READ MORE
