Posts with the tag “restoration”

Can God Breathe Life into What Feels Completely Dead?
by John Erickson on October 13th, 2025
What does the valley of dry bones teach about hope? Ezekiel 37 points to God’s Spirit and the patient work of restoration.  Read More
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Who Is Leading You Through the Valley?
by John Erickson on August 11th, 2025
Who leads you through dark valleys? Psalm 23 points to the shepherd who restores our souls and stays with us.  Read More
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Is That God or Just Me? Learning to Recognize God’s Voice
October 15th, 2026
Who Makes Your Blood Boil? What Jonah Teaches Us About Loving Our Enemies
October 11th, 2026
Do You Know God—or Just Know the Right Words? Jephthah’s Warning About Faith
October 8th, 2026
Are You Trying to Grow Spiritual Fruit the Wrong Way?
September 28th, 2026
Be Strong and Courageous—But What If You’re Still Afraid?
September 21st, 2026

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 2026
 January
How Do You Keep Going When Everything Pushes Back?Can Grace Change How You Treat Someone Who Owes You?What Should You Do When You've Really Messed Up?Does Being Disliked Mean You're Being Persecuted?
 February
Can’t Quiet Your Mind? A Gentle Way to Begin Christian MeditationDon’t Know How to Pray? You’re Allowed to Start SmallCan I Be Angry With God? What Lamentations Teaches Us About Honest PrayerTired of Pretending You’re Fine? Psalm 120 Offers a Place to Begin
 March
Do I Have to Get My Life Together Before God Loves Me? Romans 5 Has Good NewsWhere Would I Be Without God? Finding Your “But God” Story in Psalm 124Strong on the Outside, Drifting on the Inside? What Samson Teaches Us About CompromiseWhat Do You Rebuild First When Life Falls Apart?Where Is Jesus When Life Falls Apart?
 April
Does Your Personality Determine Who God Can Use?What If Grace Is Meant to Change How You Live?Is Marriage Supposed to Complete You?Why Did God Send Fire at Pentecost?
 May
What If God Has Already Gone Ahead of You?What If Teaching Is More Than Knowing the Answers?What If God Has Been Caring for You in Ways You Never Noticed?Do You Know Jesus—or Do You Just Know a Lot About Him?
 June
What If God Isn't Asking You to Escape Where You Are?What If Loving Someone Means Letting Go of Control?Can You Trust God to Provide When You Can't See How?What If God Is Preparing You Where Nobody Can See?What Should You Do When You Realize You’ve Been Wrong?
 July
Where Do You Draw the Line When Everyone Else Is Going Along?Does God Still Heal People? And What About When He Doesn't?Why Does God Keep Rescuing People Who Keep Wandering?What If Your Spiritual Gift Is Doing the Dishes?
 August
Can You Flourish When Life Seems to Be Going Backward?What If Meekness Is Strength, Not Weakness?Are You Sorry You Sinned—or Just Sorry You Got Caught?What If Rest Is Supposed to Be Enjoyable?Can Christians Disagree Without Dividing?
 September
How Would God Describe Himself?What If Church Is More Than a Sermon and Some Songs?Be Strong and Courageous—But What If You’re Still Afraid?Are You Trying to Grow Spiritual Fruit the Wrong Way?
 October
Do You Know God—or Just Know the Right Words? Jephthah’s Warning About FaithWho Makes Your Blood Boil? What Jonah Teaches Us About Loving Our EnemiesIs That God or Just Me? Learning to Recognize God’s Voice
 2025
 August
Who Is Leading You Through the Valley?Does Your Past Disqualify You From What God Wants to Do Next?Why Does It Matter That God Has a Name?
 September
Are You Making Peace—or Just Avoiding Conflict?Why Is It So Much Easier to See Everyone Else's Sin?Why You Need a Sabbath—Especially When You're Too BusyWhat Matters More in a Leader: Character or Talent?Can You Believe in God and Still Have Serious Doubts?
 October
Who Was Mary Magdalene, Really?Can God Breathe Life into What Feels Completely Dead?Does Forgiveness Mean Pretending It Didn't Hurt?Are You Trying to Carry a Life That Was Meant to Be Shared?
 November
What If God Is Pruning Something Good Out of Your Life?What Are You Rallying Around When Life Gets Hard?How Do You Actually Practice Sabbath When Life Is Crazy?What Does It Really Mean to Be a Godly Man or Woman?
 December
Speaking in Tongues: Can We Talk About It Without Making It Weird?Can You Be Religious and Still Miss God's Heart?Why Get Baptized If Baptism Doesn't Save You?Is God Really Pursuing You Even When You're Running Away?What Would It Look Like for a Church to Be Known for Grace?

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