What kind of life does Christmas call us into? For starters, it calls us to never make peace with the brokeness around us or in us. We might have grown so accustomed to accepting pain, depression, fear, injustice or disconnection as simply part of our existence that we forget that God came to vanquish them and to give us life. In our discouragement, we may make peace with their presence, but the presence of Jesus has come to drive them out of our hearts. This week we look at John’s poetic and beautiful introduction to the purpose of Christmas in the first chapter of his gospel. There is more hope in his words than we can possibly imagine.
Follow along Paul's journey toward Lydia and see what unexpected and surprising works of God are in store along the way.
What about when what is ‘right in your own eyes" is dead wrong?
Actually, you've already lived through one! Usually, the question, inspired by fear, gets poised something like this, "Are you ready? Because if you're not,...