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God's distinct programs for Israel and the Church across dispensations, with focus on biblical prophecy and end times.
Key question: “How do we rightly divide Scripture to understand God's unfolding plan for Israel, the Church, and the nations?”
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When Rachel Held Evans wrote about faith after deconstruction, she described it not as a house rebuilt exactly as before, but as something new growing...
In 2018, Rachel Held Evans wrote about sitting with a friend who had just been told by her church that her questions made her dangerous....
A small church in Portland inherited a vacant lot next door, choked with blackberry brambles and broken glass. Someone suggested a community garden. The first...
When James writes that God gives wisdom "generously and ungrudgingly," the Greek word is *haplos* — simply, without double-mindedness, without sorting people into categories first....
When the storm stripped the roofs off half the trailer park, nobody from city hall showed up for three days. But by the second morning,...
When Joshua heard God say, "Be strong and courageous," he stood at the edge of a land already occupied, already storied, already loved by others....
When a small affirming church in Atlanta lost its building lease, they didn't retreat. They partnered with a local drag brunch venue to host a...
When Rachel Held Evans wrote about faith unraveling, she described something many of us know intimately — the experience of watching certainties come apart at...
Imagine a crowded shelter on a stormy night, the howling wind rattling the windows like an angry giant. Families huddle together, faces painted with fear, heartbeats echoing the chaos outside. Among them sits a young mother named Sarah, her children...
When the community garden in downtown Portland was bulldozed to make way for another luxury apartment complex, something unexpected happened. The displaced gardeners — refugees,...
In her memoir *Searching for Sunday*, Rachel Held Evans wrote about returning to church after years away, carrying wounds inflicted by people who claimed to...
Imagine a bustling airport on a crisp autumn morning, where travelers are gathered—some excited, others anxious, all waiting for flights that promise to take them to far-off destinations. Among them is a young woman named Sarah, clutching a worn copy...
Hebrews 11:1 tells us that faith is "the substance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen." For too long, we have domesticated...
When Joshua heard God say "Be strong and courageous," he stood at the edge of a land that required him to reimagine everything he had...
A small progressive congregation in Portland decided to rethink their annual stewardship campaign. Instead of pledge cards and guilt-laden sermons, they hosted a neighborhood potluck...
Imagine a scene set in a small church, its wooden pews filled with a diverse congregation. They come from all walks of life, yet they share a common bond: a deep desire to find hope in the face of uncertainty....
When Rachel Held Evans wrote about the kingdom of God, she often returned to the image of a table — who gets a seat, who...
A friend of mine volunteers at a community kitchen in downtown Portland where the only rule posted on the wall reads: "Everyone eats." Not "everyone...
When Jesus said, "If anyone would come after Me, let me deny themselves and take up their cross and follow Me," we need to remember...
She had read Luke 9:23 a hundred times in her suburban Bible study, always assuming the cross meant personal suffering — a difficult marriage, a...
When Joshua heard God say "Be strong and courageous," he was not being told to maintain the status quo. He stood at the edge of...
Rachel Held Evans once wrote that the Table is the great equalizer — the place where we stop performing and start belonging. Philippians 2:3-4 invites...
Rachel Held Evans once wrote that the Bible is not a book about people who got it right — it is a book about God...
In 2019, a small progressive congregation in Detroit purchased a vacant lot that the city had condemned. The soil was contaminated from decades of industrial...