“The Bible is not only written about us but to us,” Eugene Peterson writes in the introduction to The Message. “In these pages we become insiders to a conversation in which God uses words to form and bless us, to teach and guide us, to forgive and save us.” This is not a new idea

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By Tricia Lott Williford, excerpted from Just. You. Wait. The waiting room can be the hardest place to be. It is often filled with questions and doubts—not only about what will happen next, but whether God is even paying attention. In the waiting rooms of my life, I’ve been tempted to believe that God is

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By Bill Hull and Brandon Cook, excerpted from The Cost of Cheap Grace As discipleship practitioners, we’ve noticed a growing sense that church as we’ve known it is dying. In many places, the modes and models of church are simply no longer sustainable.[i] People are not giving money to, let alone attending or participating in, church

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Resources for being a better neighbor Most of us are familiar with the account of Jesus and the young man commonly known as the rich young ruler (Mark 10:17-25). This young man approached Jesus, asking him what was necessary for him to obtain eternal life. In the midst of Jesus’ answer, the young guy (possibly

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