
Pastor Tim takes us to the Gospel of Mark ahead of our new series on Isaiah, because what Mark can say reminds us of how God’s faithfulness promised in Isaiah is actually true today.

It’s great to know about how amazing Jesus is and wonderful to find out that the angels are incredibly powerful creations He made, too. But, where does that leave us?


We know if a business or sports team rebuild, there is a lot of uncertainty. So what about when God rebuilds the whole universe?

Jim Wolfe helps us to think about the Grace of God we find in the book of Leviticus.
“Be sober and alert. Your enemy the devil, like a roaring lion, is on the prowl looking for someone to devour.”

The Boys are back — one standing, one sitting — both trying to make sense of Cardinals chaos, Blues heartbreak and the first hundred days of Trump 2.0. Plus: speculation on the next album from Taylor Swift and a meditation on the mystery of Jesus’ two natures.

In the sixth chapter of John’s Gospel, Jesus feeds the 5000 people, walks on the water, and has a conversation with the leaders and the people about the covenant with Abraham and Moses, and his place in all that. As seems to be usual, Jesus is inviting us to see beyond signs to a spiritual reality in Him.

Ahead of Christmas, I heard a lot of ads for a company that digitizes old photos and videos. The pitch was that all of our physical recordings can be lost or destroyed, but a digital version is a gift of security for a loved one’s memories.

Every year, OFB’s Tim Butler assembles a Twelve Days of Christmas booklet to help anyone interested in meditating on the miracle of Christmas over that season between December 25 and Epiphany. This year’s booklet is the Kings Before, looking at Old Testament kings and what they do to help us understand who Jesus is. The first day’s reading appears on this page exclusively ahead of the full release on Christmas night.