And the Word become flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. – John 1:14 Became Flesh. He became like us. Human. He was born. In the rush and pain of delivery. He had a mother. A father. Brothers and sisters. He had a home. And a family. With all of the noise and chaos of of the everyday. He experienced hunger, thirst,…
And the Word become flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. – John 1:14 Words are hurled through the radio waves. Flung around the dinner table. Across the screens. On our laptops. On our phones. We type. We text. We speak thoughts and opinions. Words will build and destroy. Words will sing or condemn. Words have such power. Still. No matter if they…
A moneylender loaned money to two people. The first needed $1000. Maybe it was for a house payment. A month of groceries. Necessities for life. The second needed $50. Maybe he needed some new shoes or jeans. Maybe to help with a few groceries. A few dollars to help him get by until the next paycheck. As the weeks passed, both of these individuals fell deeper into a financial hole. When it came time to collect the debt, the moneylender began…
Rahab. The prostitute, with her red cord and brazen lies are the subject of books, commentaries, and articles. Rahab. A woman who started out with a questionable past and then finds herself in the linage of Christ. Rahab leads our study on faith for the month of November. Rahab’s story is found in the first few chapters of Joshua. We find Rahab living in the land of Canaan. God had promised this land to His people. It was time to conquer it….