Sara and I are reading through a Bible in a year plan and we are in 1 Kings and 2 Chronicles, where Solomon is building this massive, gorgeous temple. It was designed to be the ultimate place where a holy God meets His people. But way before the temple, God gave Moses a blueprint in the desert called the Tabernacle. Now, if you read through Exodus, Kings and Chronicles, all those details about the Tabernacle and Temple can feel legalistic and ritualistic. I used to look at it and think, "Man, that’s just a bunch of old rules." But then…
Read More →I want to bring us some hope in our prayer time today, hope that Paul helps us with in Romans 12:12 . But I want to start today by just being real about where we are. If you’ve been paying at least a little attention lately, you’ve felt it. There is a heavy cloud over our community right now. We see families struggling, tension in our schools, and a lot of folks who just look... tired. There’s a lot of anger out there, a lot of fear, and if we’re being honest, a whole lot of hopelessness . It feels…
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