Posts tagged with ‘faith’

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Boo! (Did I scare you?)

by Matthew

“Strength and dignity are her clothing, and she laughs at the time to come.” (Proverbs 31:25) “This is how the holy women who hoped in God used to adorn themselves, by submitting to their own husbands, as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord. And you are her children, if you do good and do not […]

Looking for a City

by Matthew

Here among the shadows living in a lonely land, we’re a band of pilgrims on the move! Through dangers, burdened down with sorrows, and we are shunned on every hand, But we are looking for a city built above. These are the words to a hymn not sung often anymore – but they weigh on […]

I Want to Know Christ

by Matthew

I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, and so, somehow, to attain to the resurrection from the dead. Philippians 3:10-11 Paul had a prayer and a goal. He wanted to know Christ and he wanted others to […]

Help My Unbelief!

by Matthew

What would happen if 100 people increased their faith just by one degree a piece? Lord, increase our faith!

House to House: Building Our Faith

by Matthew

Faith is one of those words that can be tough to pin down. Some folks say it means a blind leap in the dark. Others say it is exclusively evidence-based. Which is it? I think the answer is both. Real faith is not kept in contradiction to reason, but it extends beyond reason. Faith begins […]

Changing the World When the Sky is Falling

by Matthew

Why is our light not shining? Why is our salt not working? Why are we backing away from telling the story of a Crucified and risen LORD? Why sit back and curse the darkness when we have the light?