1. When God remembers his covenant with Noah and causes the flood to subside, he also chooses to forget.
  2. We must also address the stigma surrounding addiction within so many churches.
  3. The issue is not the existence of so-called inner rings, but our desire and willingness to spend our lives in order to gain from an inner ring what is freely promised in Christ: hope, security, and identity.
  4. What if Jesus had said on the cross, “Earn it”?
  5. Jesus’s story in Luke 16 draws definitive attention to whom God helps — namely, God always comes close in order to help those who cannot help themselves.
  6. It is of the utmost importance that pastors teach their congregation that through faith in Jesus Christ, they are fortified against the machinations of the adversary.
  7. While midnight might seem long, the mercy of God assures us that the morning will come.
  8. God comes to us through the flesh and blood and spirit of Christ precisely where he promised to be manifest to us and for us.
  9. This is an excerpt from “Finding God in the Darkness: Hopeful Reflections from the Pits of Depression, Despair, and Disappointment” by Bradley Gray (1517 Publishing, 2023).
  10. I’ve experienced firsthand the promise that God never leaves a congregation empty-handed.
  11. In the tumultuous sea of information, opinions, and ideologies that break over us each day, we hold fast to the anchor of our faith—Jesus, the true prophet.
  12. The gospel tells me that the revelation of weakness in myself, my husband, and my son is the occasion for the revelation of God’s strength.