By Tyler McKenzie It’s AD 14, Jesus will be 20 soon, and Caesar Augustus, the emperor of four decades who was worshipped as divine for establishing a time of unprecedented peace, is dead. Leader shifts leave governments vulnerable, so as the news spread, Rome holds its collective breath. Uncertainty abounds. Will a tyrant claim […]
By Javan Rowe There is much confusion today in the area of worship. Many seem to believe worship simply involves standing at our seats during the church service, half-moving our lips to the songs being “performed.” Even when we sing out wholeheartedly, raising our hands to the heavens, the tendency is to swipe our […]
By Michael C. Mack 1. How well are you prepared for Christmas—physically (home decorations, cooking food)? financially (buying gifts)? emotionally? spiritually? Read Luke 2:8-20. 2. As you read through this narrative, what was the shepherds’ focus at various points, and how did it change? 3. Describe the responses of the angels, […]
By Pati Page It is no small thing that the God of the universe who dwells above the heavens and has made the earth his footstool desires to commune with you. The same voice that broke through the void with creation and thunders through the ages is the same one who whispers into the […]
By Kelly Carr What setting most often inspires your worship of God? • Do you enjoy exalting him in a large gathering with hundreds of other believers, all singing praises together? • Is your spirit stilled in awe when you are alone in nature and struck by God’s amazing creation? • Does your mind race with excitement […]
