The author here reminds us of the greatest suffering anyone has ever had to endure. In these verses, the pivotal event of human history—the shame and agony of…
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Some days, this truth is what gets me through the broken places, especially when I see no way God can redeem the pain. I draw great comfort…
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We can only imagine the wrenching emotion Abraham must have felt as he sadly approached the place chosen by God for this dramatic exhibition of his faith…
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While Abraham’s faith was strong that God would indeed provide an heir, God still had work to do in Sarah’s heart. God sent three…
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God had already kept many of His promises to Abraham: he was now wealthy, his name was at last respected, and his family had been…
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While in Egypt, Abraham continued his downward spiral. As is so often the case with us, Abraham compounded his problems, getting deeper and…
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In Canaan, God revealed more of His plan for the Patriarch’s family. Upon Abraham’s arrival in the city of Shechem, God told him, “To your…
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Abraham, the Bible tells us, spent much of his life traveling. After he was called by God to leave his native land, Abraham simply moved…
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Because of a devastating fire that had swept through the area, our first visit to Yellowstone National Park was tarnished by the image…
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The writer of Hebrews quotes the prophet of Habakkuk to remind us that faith is believing God even when we can neither see nor understand Him…
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Believing God exists and is in control of all things is not enough. Believing God is in control sometimes results in deeper pain unless we also believe that…
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Living in a broken world guarantees everyone will experience difficulty on some level. Some suffering may be due to faithlessness and disobedience, but much of it…
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In our own personal search for answers, we soon learned many of the Christian world's recipes for living and cliches dealing with pain were nothing more than…
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Though an active, committed Christian since her teens, Margie, a young woman who we love as though she were our own daughter, had just begun…
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Hebrews 11 is often called the Hall of Faith. As Chuck and I unpacked the lives of these great men and women we wondered if a better chapter title would be…
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Is God really sovereign? Can I trust Him now even in this?” The steady virulent progress of a malignant brain tumor gave real urgency to these questions…
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Every one of us has or will experience medical waiting rooms throughout our lives. These challenging moments that can stretch into hours, days and sometimes…
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In John 17, our groom, Jesus, prayed for His bride, the people of God, the church. He prayed this prayer right before He was arrested…
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God graciously gives us pictures in His Word that help us understand this interdependent living grounded in the truth that He calls…
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Yesterday we talked about being built as living stones into a holy temple, a dwelling where God lives by His Spirit. In chapter…
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