Eugene Petersen, the writer of the Message translation of the Bible, says this in his introduction to the book of Malachi: Most of life is not lived in crisis – which is a good thing. Not many of us would be able to sustain a life of perpetual pain or loss or ecstasy or challenge. […]
Free Range Preaching: Humdrum
January 27th, 2011 No Comments
Tags: 7 day faith · crisis · Eugene Petersen · free range preaching · Malachi · marriage · money · prophet
Free Range Preaching: Challenge
January 16th, 2011 3 Comments
If you know one chunk of Micah, it’s probably this one, found in chapter 6, verse 8: He has shown all you people what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God. This has become the catchcry of Christians […]
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Free Range Preaching: Yet
January 6th, 2011 5 Comments
Why do bad things happen to good people? This might be the most-asked theological question in the world, and you’ve probably asked a variant of it yourself at some point. This week we start a short series on the ‘minor’ prophets, the short books at the end of the Old Testament. We begin with Habakkuk […]
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