The opening words above were what I was greeted with as I sat down with them again on this Tuesday morning. Our conversation over the next hour and a half ranged from football to politics and from parenting to couples therapy, with a good bit of Scripture mixed in, but the first words ...
The opening words above were what I was greeted with as I sat down with them again on this Tuesday morning. Our conversation over the next hour and a half ranged from football to politics and from parenting to couples therapy, with a good bit of Scripture mixed in, but the first words ...
Church leaves a bad taste in our mouths sometimes. Someone said something cruel. The committee overlooked us in their list of volunteers to thank publicly. The worship team didn’t sing the Christmas carol we wanted to sing more than any of the other junk—sorry, I mean songs—they prepared...
The Hebrew word for "leave" (רָפָה, rapha) means to let go or abandon, while "forsake" (עָזַב, azab) implies leaving behind or neglecting. Together, they convey a deep assurance of God's constant presence and care. This promise is echoed throughout Scripture,...
The one who is victorious I will make a pillar in the temple of my God. Never again will they leave it. I will write on them the name of my God and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which is coming down out of heaven from my God; and I will also write on...
Adult members are taught to feel ashamed if their children leave the church. “If only we’d prayed more often as a family!” Or “If only we had gathered our children together for daily scripture study!” Guess what? My family did those things, in addition to going to Girls’ Camp ev...
Faces appeared behind the candles. Individual faces. On my left. In front of me, not far back. Then, way back to the right. Faces. No longer simply a mass of humanity, the bodies in the pews had faces—identities that could be clearly and individually seen. ...
For the LORD will go ahead of you; yes, the God of Israel will protect you from behind.English Standard VersionFor you shall not go out in haste, and you shall not go in flight, for the LORD will go before you, and the God of Israel will be your rear guard.Berean Standard Bible...