The bright noonday sun casts a common shadow for the Judean countryside. It’s the black silhouette of a shepherd standing near his fat-tailed flock. He stares at the clear sky, searching for clouds. There are none. He looks back at his sheep. They graze lazily on the rocky hillside. An occasional sycamore provides shade. He…
You’re Invited to the Six Hours One Friday OBS
Surely this man was the Son of God! — Mark 15:39 If it really happened… if God did commandeer His own crucifixion… if He did turn his back on His own Son… if He did storm Satan’s gate, then those six hours that Friday were packed with tragic triumph. If that was God on that…
Taste and See Week 4 — Savoring the Salt of the Earth
Salt is good, but if it loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is fit neither for the soil nor the manure pile; it is thrown out. — Luke 14:34-35 NIV When salt is overpowered by the presence of other things, it loses its ability to influence. ~ Margaret Feinberg Can you…
Taste and See Week 3 — Chewing on the Bread of Life
By the sweat of your face you will eat bread (you will eat your food). — God to Adam in Genesis 3:19 The Bread of Life came to change the way we live life. ~ Margaret Feinberg Welcome to week three of the Taste and See Online Bible Study with Margaret Feinberg. Bread. Bread. And…
Taste and See Week 2 — Delighting in the Sweetness of Fruitfulness
Then God said, ‘Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds.’ And it was so. — Genesis 1:11 It is amazing how God uses every element of Scripture — even fruit — to reveal Himself to us. ~ Margaret…
Oh, My Lord, Please Send Someone Else
Editor’s note: Finding joy in life’s small moments brings purpose and power to each day – and God wants us to unpack each of these small acts of faithfulness into something bigger. Read this excerpt from Church of the Small Things by New York Times bestselling author Melanie Shankle and learn how a family dinner conversation…
Defiant Joy: Laugh It Up, Live It Out
When God Shows Up and Things Blow Up… In a Good Way! My life changed when I put on a Chewbacca mask, cracked up at myself, and over 160 million people laughed along with me. I still have not figured out exactly what was going on that day in my van. I don’t fully understand…
Taste and See: The Jeweled Symbolism of Salt in Scripture
Much like the natural wonderment of the mine, salt glistens throughout the pages of the Bible. The first mention of salt in Scripture is also the most infamous. In Genesis, God rains down sulfur on Sodom, Gomorrah & Co. for debauchery and neglect of the poor. Lot’s wife cranes her neck for a forbidden glimpse…
God Says You Are Enough Because I Am
We are a generation of women who have never worked harder to have it all, yet go to bed most nights worrying that we aren’t enough. We are constantly asking “Why?” We are constantly measuring. It doesn’t matter if you’re single, if you’re married, if you’re rich, poor, old, young, in college, or out of…
You’re Invited to the Taste and See Online Bible Study
Taste and see that the Lord is good! — Psalm 34:8 Some of my favorite memories have happened around the table. The sweetest times involve family and friends enjoying delicious food and drinks, laughing and sometimes crying together, telling (and re-telling) old stories, reminiscing about good times, and sharing the Word, godly encouragement, and good…