In the hustle and bustle of the Christmas season, it is easy to get swept up with the business of preparing our homes for guests, visiting friends and families, and finding the perfect gift for our loved ones. Let us invite you to take a moment to slow down and remember what Advent is meant to be: a time of waiting for the coming of Christ.
Our unity as the family of God is a demonstration to the world – and the world is watching us now maybe more than ever – it’s a demonstration of the power and the glory of God to the whole world. Sure, 198 years of FBK is a big deal, and should certainly be celebrated but an even bigger deal is tomorrow. Yes, tomorrow, the first day of our 199th year…the first day of the next day of our communal experience of growing out His Kingdom in our community, and far beyond if He calls us to that.
Our unity as the family of God is a demonstration to the world – and the world is watching us now maybe more than ever – it’s a demonstration of the power and the glory of God to the whole world. Sure, 198 years of FBK is a big deal, and should certainly be celebrated but an even bigger deal is tomorrow. Yes, tomorrow, the first day of our 199th year…the first day of the next day of our communal experience of growing out His Kingdom in our community, and far beyond if He calls us to that.
Becoming more and more emotionally healthy, in a spiritual sense is going to increasingly look different than the world around us – or at least how the world around us tells us we should look. Out of our weakness comes the beauty of restoration and flourishing in God.
Becoming more and more emotionally healthy, in a spiritual sense is going to increasingly look different than the world around us – or at least how the world around us tells us we should look. Out of our weakness comes the beauty of restoration and flourishing in God.
Jesus’s integration of love for God and people was revolutionary in the first century, and it remains revolutionary today. Jesus priority was clear: “By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another” (John 13:35)
Jesus’s integration of love for God and people was revolutionary in the first century, and it remains revolutionary today.
Jesus priority was clear: “By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another” (John 13:35)
God gives us treasures on the pathway through grief that we could never anticipate or choose for ourselves. They are treasures hidden in darkness (Isaiah 45:3)
