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Emotions: Joy
PhilippiansWe’re all familiar with the American Dream. But is it missing something?
Emotions: Anger
GalatiansWe generally assume anger is a bad emotion. The book of Galatians provides a counter-example.
Emotions: Discerning Sadness
John 21:15-23It’s easy to assume that if we’re sad, then it’s right for us to be sad. Like other emotions, though, there is inappropriate sadness. Scripture offers us clues to help us see if our sadness is right or not, and what to do ab...
Emotions: Anxiety & Response
Exodus 1:6-2:10Anxiety and general fear are common emotions. The key is not to get rid of them. It’s to rightly orient them.
Emotions: The Goal & The How
Proverbs 4:20-27We all experience emotions of all sorts. Behind every emotion is a thought. If the goal is contentment, how do we get it?
Parenting: Seasons
John 14:15-21As children grow and change, so do our parenting approaches. God, our heavenly Father, is always loving us with warm expectations, and we can do the same in various stages as well.
Parenting: How Do Parents Love?
Exodus 34:6-7We’re all prone to pithy sayings. “Loving your child is what matters most.” But, the word love is packed with all sorts of things—acknowledged and unacknowledged. It’s good to think through what exactly it means to love a ch...
Looking to the End
Revelation 22:6-21Easter is a day to celebrate the resurrection, but the resurrection of Jesus is not the end of our faith.
Good Plans
Revelation 21On Palm Sunday, the crowds in Jerusalem were anticipating that Jesus, the Messiah, would enact God’s good plans for them. The ultimate, good plans, though, are the end of all things, which we can read about in the closing ch...
Obscure Names, God’s Glory
Genesis 25:1-8Genesis 25 is the end of Abraham’s story, but it’s just the beginning of God being faithful to His promise to Abraham.
Finding a Wife for Isaac
Genesis 24After a long life, Abraham sends his servant on a journey to his homeland of Mesopotamia to find a suitable wife for his son Isaac. The servant prays for a specific sign from God that confirms that the woman is God’s choice for...
Grief and Fulfillment
Genesis 23After a long life together for Abraham and Sarah, including waiting for a child and then miraculously having Isaac, Sarah passes away. Abraham is able to maintain his composure as he seeks a burial plot for his wife. How does h...
Abraham and Availability
Genesis 22In Genesis 22, Abraham faces what has long been considered a faith test. What can we learn from Abraham’s availability?
The Name of God
Genesis 21:22-34In this passage, Abraham and Abimelek make a pact together. Abimelek sees Abraham’s special relationship with God and wants to receive benefits from it via Abraham. Abraham and Abimelek name God differently. How do we nam...
Perspectives, Personalities, and God’s Promises
Genesis 21:1-21In Genesis 21, we see the beginning of God’s promise to Abraham fulfilled. Isaac is born. It doesn’t take long for things to go off the rails again, though.
Covenant vs. Non-covenant Man
Genesis 20It’s easy for modern skeptics to look at Old Testament accounts of God’s action and see Him as unjust and overly wrathful. Genesis 20 offers us a different view of God’s interaction with the non-covenant man.
Bad Decisions
Genesis 19:30-38We’ve all made bad decisions. And we’ve made bad decisions after making bad decisions. How do we make it stop?
Sodom and Gomorrah
Genesis 19:1-29Sodom and Gomorrah is often considered a “text of terror” and gets referenced and misused by people of all sorts. What does this Scripture show us, and what do we take away from it?Helpful follow-up material: Exped...
Bargaining with God
Genesis 18:16-33In this passage, Abraham bargains with God. What can we learn about bargaining with God? How can we ourselves consider what it means to bargain with God?
God and Hospitality
Genesis 18:1-15In this passage, Abraham and Sarah roll out the red carpet for some guests, but the hospitality only goes so far. Praise God that his hospitality is never ending grace toward us.
Advent: Love Hurts
John 21:15-25Have you ever told somebody a hard truth? It was a truth you knew they needed to hear but didn’t want to hear. At the end of John’s Gospel, Jesus speaks hard truth, but we know he does so out of love.