Relentless Grace (Hosea 10-13)

MOTIVATE The last two weeks in our study of Hosea we’ve reflected on God’s redemptive love and the human response to God’s love. We recognized that God sent the prophet Hosea to warn Israel of pending judgment and to woo Israel to repentance and faith, like a lover seeking to reconcile. However, Israel would not…

Underestimating Unity

Unity is essential but not at the expense of righteousness or right treatment of others. Indeed, Christians are to treat one another as brothers and sisters – family. Jesus Christ prayed for a united body (John 17:21), and the New Testament exhorts the family of God to dwell in the bond of peace (Romans 12:18;…

Relentless Grace (Hoses 6-9)

MOTIVATE When we watch a show for the first time, we watch it sequentially. We identify the characters’ names and discover their backstory. We learn the relationships between the characters and their circumstances. Hopefully, the show is engaging to hold our attention and gain our investment to watch through the climactic plot twists and turns…

Recovering Trust

I listened to a recent podcast about essentials for trust from Henry Cloud with Ed Stetzer & Daniel Yang. I found the podcast timely and recommend you listen on your favorite platform, or also see below video (LINK). The podcast was based from his book “Trust: Knowing When To Give It, When To Withhold It,…