In our experience, the Bible is packed with relevancy and is an unmatched tool to help people connect with God. But, because it was written in a totally different time, culture, and context, its relevancy and helpfulness can often feel hard to access. We've found that our love for modern TV shows and movies (like, believe it or not, AMC's The Walking Dead) can help in this regard!
Read MoreMaybe the great gift of God is... well... God. Maybe experiencing God to be present with us and close to us -- whether in the midst of joys or pains -- is the greatest, most wonderful-feeling gift any of us could ever hope to receive.
Read MoreWho of us comes home from work after a day of petty and infuriating inconveniences involving other people and calls their friend or turns to their spouse and says: but, really, I was the one who made this day so hard for them? Probably none of us... But might we get more out of life learning to tell a more balanced story of ourselves and our lives? God inspired the Ancient Israelite authors of the Book of Exodus in just such a way...
Read MoreFrom the chaotic and unsure standpoint of the suddenly-freed-from-Egyptian-slavery Hebrew people, the Ten Commandments was the most compassionate and revolutionary offer of guidance that anyone could have asked for. But what really shows us the enduring helpfulness of the Ten Commandments -- even today! -- is the perspective on them Jesus would add.
Read MoreDr. King once said "The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice". And that's a pretty great summary of the Book of Exodus' hopeful message about God's response to the things that oppress - whether societally or even internally.
Read MoreMaybe experiencing the hope and resilience of a deep-down, honest feeling that "God is reliable, even in challenges & hardship" isn't something we have to make happen for ourselves. As the story of Moses and the burning bush suggests, maybe God considers it his responsibility to give us that gift.
Read MoreHow it looks and feels to hear God's voice in the mundane, and how incredibly life-changing and full-of-opportunity it can be.
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