Sin, Again

Jul 8, 2011 | SOAP Journal

SCRIPTURE: Hosea 13-14; Psalm 100,102; Hebrews 5 Hosea 14:1-3, 9 O Israel, come back! Return to your God! You’re down but you’re not out. Prepare your confession and come back to God. Pray to him, “Take away our sin,     accept our confession....

Familiar Words

Jul 7, 2011 | SOAP Journal

SCRIPTURE: Hosea 10-12; Psalm 73; Hebrews 4 Hebrews 4:12-13 God means what he says. What he says goes. His powerful Word is sharp as a surgeon’s scalpel, cutting through everything, whether doubt or defense, laying us open to listen and obey. Nothing and no one...

Community

Jul 6, 2011 | SOAP Journal

SCRIPTURE: Hosea 6-9; Hebrews 3 Hebrews 3:12-14a So watch your step, friends. Make sure there’s no evil unbelief lying around that will trip you up and throw you off course, diverting you from the living God. For as long as it’s still God’s Today,...

THE Second Chance

Jul 5, 2011 | General, Leading the Church, Methodism, Pop Culture

I woke up this morning thinking about the birth of our country after celebrating our collective national birthday last night with friends at the riverfront. All those people came to this new land looking for a place to start over. They all wanted a second chance to...

Self-emptying Outpouring

Jul 5, 2011 | SOAP Journal, Theological Thinking

SCRIPTURE: Hosea 2-5; Hebrews 2 Hebrews 2:16-18 It’s obvious, of course, that he didn’t go to all this trouble for angels. It was for people like us, children of Abraham. That’s why he had to enter into every detail of human life. Then, when he came...