I am confident that if we are eager to find where God is at work in the world, we must look for the people with gentle spirits and quiet voices.
Followers of Jesus whose identity are in Christ share this identity with every other professing Christian, despite differing in many ways.
Take time this Sabbath to meditate on today’s passage – Mark 8:31–38 (NLT) – reflecting on what it means in relation to the peace of Christ.
Each Saturday during Lent, we will explore a story or profile of peace in action: people who are acting as shalom-bearers in our world.
Ezekiel reminds us, among many things here in this passage, that the old system serves us best as a reminder of our lostness.
In his book Becoming the Church, Claude Alexander remarks, “People need more than proclamation, they need reclamation.
For many of us, we have walked with Jesus so long we forget – or, dare I say, neglect – the reality that we live inside an earthly scandal.
I have been struck most recently by the frequency with which prayers of the Old and New Testaments alike begin with a reminder of who God is.