If you’ve been part of a marching band, you know how intricate the planning is for halftime. I spent the last 16 years in…
Tag: Isaiah
Jackson Lashier ~ Seeing God’s Glory at a Feast
According to John’s Gospel, the first miracle Jesus performs in his public ministry is to turn water into wine at a wedding. John’s Gospel calls the miracles “signs” because through them we see the glory of God. This sign meant seeing God’s glory at a feast – a wedding banquet.
Kelcy Steele ~ A Mighty God for Miserable Times
God always delivers a message in your misery and a word for your wilderness.
Edgar Bazan ~ Relaunch
God wanted them to know that even though they were suffering, they were not forsaken. God wanted the people of Israel to understand that the hardship they were experiencing would not be the end of them. God wanted to give them a fresh start, a new beginning in their life, a relaunch, so to speak. By telling them, “forget the former things,” God was saying, “it is time to move on.”
Karen Bates ~ Hope in a Diner Booth
At a time in my life when things were not like I wanted, I sat in a restaurant booth across from a friend as…
Elizabeth Glass Turner ~ The Many Ways We Limp
The bottoms of your shoes tell a tale. Examine them: the soles are worn down on the inside or the outside, at the front…
Michelle Bauer ~ Finding Spiritual Freedom
"The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the…
Carolyn Moore ~ Why Christmas Is Worth It
To enter into the heart of Jesus is to submit to hidden, unglamorous work.
Andy Stoddard ~ Pretty Feet
The reason why those feet are beautiful is because God is saying, yes, things are bleak now. But peace and joy are coming. Don’t give into that fear. Live in that joyful hope.
Elizabeth Glass Turner ~ The Promise of Righteousness
Perhaps because of it’s very appearance and sound, there’s a halt, a slamming of the brakes. “Righteousness” begins visually and aurally, in English, with “right.” To say definitively that you’re immediately “right” in a pluralistic culture is a non-starter.