both of us (Rebekah in her preaching and me in my writing) will continue to share the beauty and the healing and the promise that is the invitation of Jesus!
God’s Word
The World Awaits – living through the lens of gratitude
It’s impossible to pause, look at the details of my life, think about all the amazing blessings I engage every single day
Biblical interpretation: 6 rules to keep us grounded
Regardless, my advice is to get into the word, saturate yourself with scripture, allow the wisdom and the love and the story to wash over you. All the while seeking to follow Jesus with grace and joy.
when insight opens the door for the Spirit (or the other way around)
There are two particular examples of insight I’d like to share. Both so disarmingly simple you may not realize how beautifully present God was in those moments.
where faith and family come together!
photos from a good fall weekend here in North Carolina
putting light into the hands of children!
Your word is a lamp before my feet and a light for my journey. – Psalm 119:105 There are many “special occasions” we enjoy at church, and last week’s Youth Sunday was a great example. But one of our favorites –… Read More ›
it’s time we stopped building defenses around our viewpoints, and started valuing new perspectives
I’d love to be a fly on the wall when some folk get to chat with God over coffee or a beer their first week in Heaven.
some words about the word, and the Living Word – a.k.a. Jesus
He was destined before the foundation of the world, but was revealed at the end of the ages for your sake. Through him you have come to trust in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory,… Read More ›
Is the Bible “factual” – or is it “true”?
It’s not that truth is “more” than facts, or that truth is something that needs the support of fact as one of its building blocks; truth is substantially different. And by substantial I mean the composite substance, or the stuff that truth is made of.
Engaging scripture with heart, soul, mind, and strength…
some of the people who make the most noise about “the authority of scripture” effectively strip God’s word of its authority by refusing to approach the Bible in any way other than – and this is a new phrase that just came to me – selective literalism.
