Today’s Word

Either Or

nevertheless knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the Law but through faith in Christ Jesus, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, so that we may be justified by faith in Christ, and not by the works of the Law; since by the works of the Law shall no flesh will…
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The Cover-up

Truly, You are a God who hides Himself, O God of Israel, Savior!  Isaiah 45:15  NASB Hides Himself – Have you experienced the desert of purposelessness?  Have you cried out to God when your spirit is empty and abandoned?  Have you felt the despair when your pleas return vacuous?  Then perhaps Isaiah’s statement reflects your emotional distress…
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The Absentee Landlord

How long, O Lord? Will You forget me forever? How long will You hide Your face from me? Psalm 13:1  NASB Hide Your face – I understand the absence of the Landlord when the tenant deserves judgment.  Feeling the brokenness of relationship is a powerful incentive for repentance and restitution, as every parent knows.  Children who need to…
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Their Stories / Our Stories

Now these are the names of the sons of Israel who came to Egypt with Jacob; they came each one with his household:  Exodus 1:1  NASB Household – What did the children of Israel bring with them into the desert?  What did they carry for forty years as they wandered toward Canaan?  Each one brought his…
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Essential Nothingness

“But where can wisdom be found?  And where is the place of understanding?”  Job 28:12  NASB Where – The goal of growing is not to be finished.  If you ever reached the finished line, there would be no reason to continue.  Might as well be dead.  Life is about the continuous project of change, of growth,…
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Homo Ex Nihilo

“But where can wisdom be found?  And where is the place of understanding?”  Job 28:12  NASB Where – What is the source of wisdom?  Where do you go to get understanding?  “Just tell me where to look so that I can find the answers,” seems to be the consistent cry of those who have embarked on…
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