Several states were hit very hard by tornados this weekend. Kentucky is reporting that as many as 100 people may have been killed in their state by the event. A new strain of the Corona Virus is headed our way as the current pandemic continues to take lives. Looking back in history, the world constantlyContinue reading “The Gospel in Exodus: Trusting God”
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The Gospel in Exodus: Satan’s War on Babies
This week, the Supreme Court of the United States is hearing the first case that truly challenges the Roe vs. Wade decision of 1973. Worldwide there is an abortion almost every second, and it looks like we are on track to exceed 40-50 million abortions worldwide in 2021. There are almost a million abortions perContinue reading “The Gospel in Exodus: Satan’s War on Babies”
The Gospel in Exodus: Remember
If we were to sum up the message of the Bible with one word, that word might be “remember”. From cover to cover, God tells us to remember. To remember Him, to remember His commands, the Hebrews regularly made piles of rocks to remember what God had done in a certain place, Jesus at HisContinue reading “The Gospel in Exodus: Remember”
The Gospel in Exodus: Come as You Are
We often feel like we have to get our act together before we can do something. We say things like, “We will have children when we are financially secure”, or “I will do this when I am older”, or “I will go to church when I have gotten my act together”, and so on. WeContinue reading “The Gospel in Exodus: Come as You Are”
The Gospel in Exodus: God Speaks
Our golden retriever ran away the other day. The more we called him the farther he went. We watched him follow two walkers into the park and disappear. Hoping he would eventually return on his own, we later received a phone call from the two walkers, who had taken him home with them – theyContinue reading “The Gospel in Exodus: God Speaks”
The Gospel in Exodus: The Burning Bush
Nothing gets our attention quite like fire does. They even trained us once that if we ever needed help, don’t yell “Help”, but yell “Fire”, and people will come running. The wildfires on the west coast have certainly gotten our attention over the last decade or so, specifically because the fires are so destructive. TheContinue reading “The Gospel in Exodus: The Burning Bush”
The Gospel in Exodus: Turn Aside and See
John Piper preached a famous sermon at Passion one year titled “Don’t Waste Your Life”. In it he spoke about aspects of the American Dream that run counter to the gospel and living a life of purpose and meaning. When Moses gets to Midian, he kind of enters into the BC version of that lifestyle. Continue reading “The Gospel in Exodus: Turn Aside and See”
The Gospel in Exodus: Moses on the Run
There is a great scene in Monty Python’s “Holy Grail” movie where Sir Robin runs away, and his companions sing a song about it. Many of us have run from something at one point in our life. Whether we would not admit to something we did, or refused to take responsibility for a mistake atContinue reading “The Gospel in Exodus: Moses on the Run”
The Gospel in Exodus: The Prince of Egypt Wakes Up
There is a great scene in one of the old James Bond movies from the 90’s where Bond is tied up in a helicopter, and the heroine who is in the backseat of the helicopter is kicking the back of his seat violently and screaming, “Wake up! Mister, WAKE UP!” Of course Bond wakes upContinue reading “The Gospel in Exodus: The Prince of Egypt Wakes Up”
Real Life-Change – Go to the Ant
Often, when we face what seems to be an insurmountable task or goal, we become paralyzed into inaction by the enormous distance between where we are today and where we want to be tomorrow. We cannot get there by tomorrow or by the end of the week or month, so we sometimes give up andContinue reading “Real Life-Change – Go to the Ant”
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