“We have a better chance of being disciplined and succeeding if we are doing it to stay healthy and balanced for our God and the mission of the Kingdom on earth. And for living our lives more intentionally as Jesus taught us in Scripture.”
It’s a busy world out there, with a lot going on. It can be challenging to discern in the daily flow of events what might end up mattering the most down the road. But we’ll try anyway; here’s our roundup of what we thought were the stories we’ll be looking back on in the future.
How do we talk about the word made flesh?
Christians have no monopoly on Truth. And yet we do have a true testimony to the One who is the Truth. For us, the Truth is not a rule book, nor a set of true doctrines, but a Person.
God’s grace and mercy have never left us, passing over us and shielding us from more than we can imagine; but how much glory can we handle, human as we are?
We are called to relationship, community, and unity
It’s the letter to Colossae: Jesus and faith in the home
Is not this life a marbled rye of light and darkness? Of grace and evils. Of friendships and betrayals? Of kindnesses and of cruelties?
In case you missed it, here are our top ten (plus a bonus) most-read stories from the previous twelve months
“I think I need Christmas to remind me that all year, even without beautiful colored lights and smells of evergreens, there is still a bit of Christmas inside, like the coals of a banked fire just waiting to be fanned into life again.”