Goals, objectives and plans often guide our lives. Sometimes these go as planned.
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I am no gardener, but I do enjoy being outside in the spring—hands in the soil, surrounded by color, spending more money and time on plants than I probably should.
I love this verse, even in the seasons where I question whether the work God began in me will ever feel complete.
Grace is not given in bulk or by accident. It is not random or generic.
In a world of many and multiple options, it can be super challenging to hear so many singular statements.
This passage has long been a compass for those who serve the Church.
I have always stumbled a bit over the word “chosen” (or as our Presbyterian brothers and sisters would translate it, “elected”).
Joshua speaks these words at the end of his life as Israel stands on the threshold of a future they cannot yet see.