It is one of life's most important questions.  Jesus asked his disciples, "Who do you say that I am?" He asks each of us as…

If there was one thing that became clear about Jesus after he began his public ministry, it is that he was no ordinary man.  His…

Jesus doesn't launch into his ministry the way we might expect, with loud fanfare or mass media attention.  He was announced by a unique prophet,…

For the children of Israel, the wait is over.  In a stable, surrounded by farm animals, Jesus is born.  The heavens rejoice as angels announce…

God still speaks to us in a quiet whisper, offering us the blessed privilege of "saving His people" through wild and crzy acts of loving…

"Are you ready to go home?" Great words to hear! Although the Hebrew children went back to their beloved homeland they lost focus and passion…

Chapter 18 of the Story teaches us how to be "in the world but not of it"! Always remember 2 lessons from Daniel: 1) Be…

The people of Israel continued to wander farther and farther from God, and this sin finally resulted in the fall of the kingdom. Even as…

Throughout the history of the kingdom of Israel, the people regularly failed to follow God, and many of the kings turned away from the Lord.…

In our Lower Story lives, we are vulnerable to the same sin that plagued the northern kingdom of Israel: we want to worship gods of…