The Bible doesn’t begin with God making everything out of nothing. It begins with God creating peace out of a mess. In the beginning, God created the sky and the land. Now, the land was formless and empty, darkness was on the surface of the deep abyss, and the Spirit… Read More
This second week of Advent is all about peace. What is peace? To most of us these days, peace is the absence of conflict. Or it’s stress-free tranquility and relaxation. A time without war is peaceful and a nap on a quiet Sunday afternoon is too.But the ancient peace of… Read More
I love Advent! Each week of Advent focuses on a theme from the Bible: hope, peace, joy, and love. This week is all about hope. What is hope? You know the feeling you had as a kid the night before Christmas? You were so excited about what you knew was… Read More
The Old Testament ends with two commands from the prophet Malachi. He tells God’s people to remember: Remember that God has done great things for you. Then to believe: Believe God’s not through doing great things with you. Remember. Moses, chariots drowned, cloud by day and fire by night, manna,… Read More
Maybe it’s because I’m reading Grapes Of Wrath. Maybe it’s because I now travel with a banjo player. For whatever reason I woke up early this morning with a rootsy decisively Southern song in my head…a Christmas song of sorts. It’s an advent song, written from the vantage point of… Read More
The Old Testament ends with two commands from the prophet Malachi. He tells God’s people to remember: Remember that God has done great things for you. Then he tells them to believe: Believe God’s not through doing great things for you. View Post
Shaun Groves