The prophet Elijah had a moment of losing faith when he thought his whole world was falling apart. God restores Elijah’s faith; God can restore our faith too.
Perhaps the bravest step of faith we see in the Old Testament happened when the shepherd boy, David, faced the giant, Goliath, with nothing more than a sling and some stones; how does that story help us face giants in our world today?
Samuel’s call from God came as an inconvenient disruption; how do we respond when inconvenient disruptions come our way?
Even though Ruth expresses a faith that is determined, she also receives a much-needed community of others who are faithful as well.
Even though Moses tried several times to opt out from following God’s direction, we can learn from Moses’ story what matters most about the direction of our faith today.
Even though Abram’s life of faith has its share of ups and downs, we can learn from Abram’s story what matters most about our life of faith today.
The Magi and Herod have very different reactions to arrival of Jesus; it shows up in the kind of baggage they carry. What does our baggage say about us?
The glory of the Lord arrives at Christmas; but it is not always what we expect.
Sometimes we think of advent as a time to prepare ourselves for the arrival of Jesus; God shows us in the story of Israel that we are being prepared for Jesus.
No one likes to have their life rerouted in directions that appear to be wasted; Jesus shows us that God uses these waiting times for his purposes.