Joshua 24:1-15, Matthew 4:1-10 The Bible speaks to us today about the renewal of the covenant, the resolute nature of faith, and the invitation of reverence before God. While that may sound pretty normal for conversations inside of a church sanctuary, those are still some pretty bold claims to make! The first bold claim is the idea that the Bible speaks to us. It sounds normal in here, but in any other context that might sound like some goofy, Hokus Pokus superstition – so what do we mean by that? In the Reformed Tradition of faith, we mean that the stories found in the Bible offer meaning and truth about who God is, who we are, and the way our relationships express what we understand to be true about God and ourselves. The Bible “speaks'' to us in different ways as we learn about the context of these stories and connect them with our experience and understanding of the world. The same passage might “speak” to you one way today and another tomorrow. Sometimes we get it right...
Sermons, random thoughts, and general musings are what you will find here. Sometimes a faithful question may appear, for faith is not an end but rather a beginning, and it is in seeking that we find.