Isaiah 53:4

If I am required to once again walk the lonely road of suffering and grief … I will walk it with joy knowing that it leads me to something extraordinarily good.…

Hesed.Hesed is a rich Hebrew word and unfortunately it is extremely challenging to find a word that even comes close in English. The closest our Bibles come to is steadfast love, lovingkindness, or mercy. Yet even these fall short. Hesed is viewed as God’s covenantal, loyal and enduring love for his people, a love that pursues his people when they have done nothing but reject him (think the Israelites in the wilderness). It’s a covenantal loyalty that is unwavering and not based upon the conditi…

If I am required to once again walk the lonely road of suffering and grief … I will walk it with joy knowing that it leads me to something extraordinarily good.…

Hesed.Hesed is a rich Hebrew word and unfortunately it is extremely challenging to find a word that even comes close in English. The closest our Bibles come to is steadfast love, lovingkindness, or mercy. Yet even these fall short. Hesed is viewed as God’s covenantal, loyal and enduring love for his people, a love that pursues his people when they have done nothing but reject him (think the Israelites in the wilderness). It’s a covenantal loyalty that is unwavering and not based upon the conditi…

Open Matthew 8:14-17. We’ve seen how factions of the church respond differently to the healing stories in the Gospels, and we raised the question of whether the gospel of the kingdom can bring us together. Let’s read this through the kingdom lens: Matthew 8:14-17 (my translation) 14 Arriving at Peter’s...…

We are believing God in this season for restoration of the things lost or stolen from us. Notice the word rest-oration is derived from rest. In order for restoration to take place we have to find r……

The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. (Psalm 34:18) Heartbreak does not represent the absence of God and he also hurts when we hurt. His arms are ready t……

I’m not a fan of sorrow. Being sad is not on my to-do list. Happiness and joy? Hoo boy, I’ll take those all day. I try to leave no time for sorrow, but sorrow always has a way of finding me. But wh……

“The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit” (Psalm 34:18). Heartbreak does not represent the absence of God and he also hurts when we hurt. His arms are ready……

I’m not a fan of sorrow. Being sad is not on my to-do list. Happiness and joy? Hoo boy, I’ll take those all day. I try to leave no time for sorrow, but sorrow always has a way of finding me. But wh……