What is God saying to you as you read the Scriptures? A number of people are joining me this year in reading through the Bible in a year together in 2011. Whether you are participating in that or not, I would love to hear from you about how God has been speaking to you in …
Jesus, I am Resting, Resting
This last weekend in my message, "Moving Out of Fear," I mentioned a hymn entitled "Jesus, I Am Resting, Resting" in a story about Hudson Taylor, a pioneering 19th century missionary in China. The story was an excerpt from the book, Hudson Taylor's Spiritual Secret, which, as I mentioned, is probably one of the most …
Moving Out of Fear
This weekend at Eastbrook we continued our series entitled “Moving Out!” that looks at Jesus’ post-resurrection appearances in John’s Gospel. This weekend's message was entitled "Moving Out of Fear" from John 20:19-23. You can listen to my message online at the Eastbrook web-site here. You can also subscribe to the Eastbrook podcast here or follow …
My Story – God’s Story
Reading the Old Testament story of Ruth brings into focus the powerful truth that the story of our lives intersects with God's story for human history. There are four aspects to Ruth's story that struck me as I read it this time around as part of "Through the Bible 2011." Loss Ruth enters into the …
How is God Speaking to You? (week 18)
God is speaking to you and me through the Scriptures. What is He saying? I would love to hear from you about that. A number of people have joined me in reading through the Bible in a year together in 2011. Every week, I will simply be leaving a small post where you all can …
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