Seasons and Shadows
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Thursday Read: When Resurrection Doesn't Feel Real
Easter was four days ago. The celebration is over, lilies are wilting, the tomb is still empty, and you're wondering why you don't feel any different. Jesus rose, death was defeated, victory was secured - but your depression didn't lift, your chronic pain didn't disappear, your financial c
Don't Lose Heart
Though outwardly you're wasting away, inwardly you're being renewed day by day. Your light and momentary troubles are achieving eternal glory that far outweighs them all. Don't fix your eyes on what's seen but on what's unseen - what's seen is temporary, what's unseen is eternal. Don't los
Wednesday Prayer: Between the Already and Not Yet
Jesus, you've already conquered death through resurrection, but I'm still dying. You've already defeated Satan, but evil still proliferates. You've already broken sin's power, but I still struggle. I'm living in this tension between what's already true and what's not yet fully realized, an
Wednesday Read: Living in the Already and the Not Yet
Christians live in strange temporal tension - the kingdom of God has come but hasn't fully come. Jesus inaugurated God's kingdom through his death and resurrection, but that kingdom won't be consummated until his return. We live between the "already" and the "not yet," experiencing kingdom