Forgetting the Past: Embracing the God of the Future

Forgetting the Past: Embracing the God of the Future

The God of the Future: Moving Beyond the Past I wonder if sometimes we continue to worship the God of the past and don’t recognize the God of the future. Because God exists in the future—he was in our yesterday, but he’s also in tomorrow. It makes sense that God...
Making Jesus’s Geography Meaningful

Making Jesus’s Geography Meaningful

Jesus was not only a master teacher but also a gifted outdoor instructor.  He often put his nature-filled classroom to work leaning into its physical geography, human geography, and natural history.  But Jesus used geography in another way as well.  He taught in...
Fresh Bible Engagement Ideas for Every Day of the Week

Fresh Bible Engagement Ideas for Every Day of the Week

Why Bible Engagement Ideas Matter Outside Sunday Service On Sunday mornings, between 8 and 11 a.m., you may have somewhat of a captive audience as you stand at the pulpit, leading your congregation through a worship service. But after the service, once church members...
What Is the Bible?

What Is the Bible?

Why “What Is the Bible” Still Matters Today Did you know the Bible has sold the most copies of any book ever? According to the Guinness World Records, an organization dedicated to recording record-breaking achievements, the Christian Bible has sold more than five...
6 Ways to Offer Alzheimer’s Church Support

6 Ways to Offer Alzheimer’s Church Support

People in faith communities often respond to their members’ needs with action. Cold in the winter? Hold a coat drive. Students in need of school supplies? Fill their backpacks. Natural disaster in the community? Fundraise to help bring relief. But Alzheimer’s isn’t a...