Today we hear Peter make his case for Jesus as Lord and Messiah by quoting the prophet Joel -- with crazy references to the last days and dreams and visions? What does that mean for us?
Kintsugi is a Japanese artform that mends broken pottery by rejoining the areas of breakage with lacquer dusted or mixed with powdered gold. It’s also a philosophy that is -- and isn’t -- like Jesus.
The word "telos" is an important concept in the Bible, it's important to Hebrews 11, and then we have a surprise by how it connects to our reading in Job.
Like other "epistles," Hebrews begins with doctrinal issues and ends with application. "How, now, shall we live?" is a good question, one the author begins answering today.
CS Lewis once quipped, "I believe in Christianity as I believe that the Sun has risen ... not only because I see it but because by it, I see everything else." And in an Advent twist, this enables a perspective about Christmas that should bring a smile to your face.
