Food, Faith & Freedom
Paul encourages the Corinthian Christians to use their knowledge of God and the Christian faith for the benefit of others and to build one another up in love. The specific example he speaks about is whether Christians should eat the food offered to idols, but the core issue underneath it all is how we are to live out the freedom we have in Christ.
Jonah and the Big Ask
God gave Jonah the impossible task of bringing an entire city to repentance. That was the outcome, but not because of Jonah’s great faith or convincing preaching. As we all share in the task of making disciples, we trust in God’s Word to do the work.
Simeon’s Song
As we dream up our New Year’s resolutions, Simeon’s words of praise and expressions of hope remind us of the eternal perspective that the Holy Spirit gives us, and what kind of difference that makes to our short time on earth.
A Christmas kind of grace
It’s easy for Christmas to become a little stale for us Christians. We know the story and we can sometimes struggle to engage with it spiritually through all the noise. However, Christmas offers us a special perspective on the grace of God that is worth being reminded of every year.
A moment in time
As we prepare for Christmas through this Advent season, we are being reminded that our true preparation is for Jesus’ second coming. In our New Testament reading, Peter has some things to say about time—how much we depend on it and how little God does.
Stay awake
Advent is the season of preparation—preparing to remember Christ’s first coming at Christmas. As we begin this season, though, we are reminded that our true preparation is for his second coming which we continue to wait for. Today, though, the focus is less on what we are waiting for, but how we should wait.