“Do” - Where you are asking for God’s help “To” - What are you hoping for a result of God’s help for God’s kingdom and world For example, a prayer about climate change might start with “God of creation, you created the earth and called it ve...
It makes you think about a verse deeper, to really understand what the author (and the source of revelation) is trying to say, and why they included the words they chose. It increases your "a-ha" moments as you make connections by asking questions and receiving answers in a whole new ...
The first sign of pressing the hand down upon the head was the idea of identification: “Just as this lamb is being given over fully to God, I am hereby showing my intention, and asking in prayer, to be given, myself, fully to God. I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies...
In these texts persons who are trying to serve God are depicted as engaging in intense struggles with the world. Within the Jeremiah 15:15-21 and the Psalm 26 texts, the prophet and the psalmist speak boldly to the Lord asking for support in their struggles. In the very important “Burnin...
Adam and Eve did not have this type of doubt. They knew God, but doubted Him and what was truth about Him. On the other hand, If you doubt God’s word and promises for the follower, your question would be“What would it take for me to believe God’s promises and His word?” ...
Mostly I’m excited because their reach is far greater than mine and I really think that this year God’s asking me to help Catholics fall in love with his word. So many of y’all are doing it by reading the Bible daily with me–now we’re going to memorize it too! Are you in?
“I just want to be an ordinary person!” Those were the emphatic words of my four-year-old niece. We, her uncles, a theologian and a medical doctor, were asking about her aspirations. We were stunned. Don’t you want to be something special, exceptional, best at something? Shouldn’...
The point of the world isn’t to “like” some things and angrily comment about others, trying to be as loud as you can be. The point of the world is to be. Because God wants it to be. Tragically, human beings have never been satisfied with that. Human beings have always wanted so...
My name is Angela and I've been working in the area of Christian Education and discipleship for over 25 years, which has often included running programs to help engage people with the church. For many years that meant asking questions like: how can we ma
So that we know the truth of god. To join him in heaven Historical facts about Jesus Born in Bethlehem, grew up in Nazareth. Parents = Mary and Joseph. Grew up a carpenter. Baptized by John the Baptist (his cousin). Crucified by pontius Pilate. "Rose from the dead" ...