The greatest challenge which the New Testament church faced was learning how to move over in order to let new people in; it is still just as challenging for us today.
The story of Joseph shows us what happens when the journey of faith seems to fall apart.
What happens when an unexpected detour comes along on our journey of faith?
God has given us new names; no longer does Jesus call us his servants, now he calls us friends
God reveals a name for himself that still speaks to us today.
It took a face-to-face encounter with God for Jacob to recognize the significance of his name; what do our encounters with God tell us about who we are?
As part of God's covenant promise, God gave Abram a new name: Abraham; father of many nations. Through Jesus God reaches down and enfolds you as part of his own covenant family.
When God changes somebody’s name, he changes their identity as well; when Simon becomes Peter, the door into God’s eternal family is forever opened.
What do our thoughts and opinions about current events reveal about the way we see and use power? The story of Gideon gives insight from long ago that is still helpful for us today.
Could it be that this moment of exile for all of us is a time to correct our direction and correct our purpose to once again align with the direction and purpose of God’s covenant plan of redemption—a plan of redemption launched into this world through Christ and handed off to his disciples and down to us in the church still today?