We’ve all felt stuck in the middle—watching God work powerfully somewhere else while wondering if He’s forgotten us. In Genesis 21 the long-promised son finally arrives and the house fills with laughter, yet Isaac almost vanishes into the background of his own story. Even there, something unseen is still moving.
We can hear God’s Word, begin moving in the right direction, and still stop short when the journey lasts longer than expected. In Matthew 2, the wise men do not settle for reaching Jerusalem; they keep following God’s leading toward Bethlehem, raising a searching question for us: What will we do when obedience requires another step?
Pastor Tim contemplates sharing the joy about who Jesus is as we find ourselves on the Second Day of Christmas.
The holidays can bring back the empty chair, the family hurt, the memories of when everything felt joyful—and before long, sorrow and anxiety begin to take over. The words of Romans 8 help us in times when grief feels stronger than truth.
When we feel so far removed from the things to celebrate, can we still have a reason to rejoice?
Pastor Tim continues our exploration of the Fruit of the Spirit by looking at the opposite of “joy” in this week’s devotional.
We’re wrapping up our study of Philippians tonight. Can the very last verse of the book help us better understand how we experience “peace”?
What does true joy look like? It isn’t necessarily what we imagine.
As we live as Christians, we face struggles and opposition. Shouldn’t life be easier? Should we find a way to make it easier?
Sometimes the deck appears to stacked and it’s hard to see how life will do anything but go from bad to worse. How do we have joy then?