A fresh word: God is big enough.
Description
As worship expands our understanding of God, we will discover God is “big
enough” for all that happens in our lives – and for us. In fact, worship –
having put God in God’s rightful place – puts us in our place, as well –
where we discover forgiveness enabling repentance. That leads us to an
intimacy with God, enabling us to hear the invitation to mission – and to
respond.
By Bill Dogterom
Who is leading you?
Jesus sees the crowd in Galilee as sheep without a shepherd. But rather
than be the revolutionary zealot leader the people want him to be, he
reveals a different kind of leadership. He is the servant God who gives his
life up for the sake of others. And in word and deed,...
Published 11/25/24
In a rare moment when Jesus does not appear in the gospel, Mark tells the
story of Herod’s beheading of John the Baptist.
Herod’s story is a cautionary one about the misery that comes when someone
devotes their life to the pursuit of earthly power. Where Herod’s power
destroys, Jesus’ power,...
Published 11/18/24