What does it means to encounter religion? Nicodemus was a religious leader of his day who would have been faithful in his Bible reading, prayer and fasting disciplines (and in all aspects of the law). He would have had large portions of Scripture memorized, yet he didn’t have a...
God is committed to his people, and It’s satisfying when God’s people respond. But God’s people continue to fail, but hope is coming.
To live well in exile, draw a line, hold a big picture of God, and believe that history is headed somewhere.
God will restore the world, and the center of this new creation will be God living with us, and this should change how we live.
Our problem is severe. The solution is that we need a new heart from God.
Life is hard, but God cares. Things might get worse, but it’s not about us. It’s about God.
