Advent Reading Week 1: HOPE
“Just because it's Christmas, doesn’t mean your heart don’t hurt.” It’s fitting to be reminded that everything in your world doesn’t have to be tidied up to worship the King.
Category: Abiding In Him Devotional
Losing Your First Love
The church in Ephesus was commended for doctrinal vigilance and endurance, but was rebuked for its loss of love. Sadly, they had lost that lovin’ feelin’, even though they were
A Life That Demands a Gospel Explanation
When Peter exhorted early Christians about responding to suffering, he was teaching them about apologetics of the faith.
Levi’s Jeans and the Inheritance of Lies
The good news in Jeremiah’s prophecy, and in our journey to the truth that sets us free and keeps us free, is that God promised to expose the lies and
The God Who Makes a Way
Isaiah didn’t say, “God made a way,” but that God “makes a way.” He told them, “Remember not the former things,” but “behold” the Lord is “doing a new thing.”
Misplaced Trust and a Covenant with Death
The bed of misplaced trust offers no rest, and the blanket of false hope is of no comfort. Isaiah preached that their rejection of God gave them no peace, no
From “Woe Is Me” to “Here I Am, Send Me”
Isaiah’s experience with the coals of God’s grace leads him from “Woe is me!” to “Here I am! Send me.” He goes from being convicted of his sin, to being
This Picture of Authority Changes Everything
We have a ministry partnership with an orphanage in the Dominican Republic. The kids can get quite rowdy at times. Yet whenever Pastor Pedro steps into the room, the kids
Hosea and The Scandalous Love of God
God’s scandalous “object-lesson” in demonstrating His unconditional love for ancient Israel through the prophet Hosea should fill us with much hope and gratitude. God loves us too infinitely to leave