Adults
November 25, 2019
Concordia Publishing House
Adults
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0:46Michael Newman on Getting Through Grief
Have you or someone you love ever experienced a season of deep grief? This grief stems from many kinds of brokenness: the loss of a loved one, loneliness, illness, injustice, abuse, division. God draw
4 Ways to Find Joy in Winter
I hate winter. I live in Michigan, which is probably one of the worst states to live in if you hate the cold and snow like me. Winter starts in November, and it doesn’t end until late...
Putting on the Armor of God
This blog post is adapted from Equipped: The Armor of God for Everyday Struggles by Rev. Christopher Kennedy.
Sharing the Gospel with Someone Battling Depression
This post is adapted from Faith That Engages the Culture by Rev. Dr. Alfonso Espinosa. Sin, the world, and the devil throw many curve balls when it comes to trying to get a grip...
Why Is God’s Name Important?
This blog post is adapted from Blessed Be His Name by Rev. Dr. Kevin Golden.
Defeating Radical Individualism with Christ
This post is adapted from Faith That Engages the Culture by Rev. Dr. Alfonso Espinosa.
How We Steward Our Bodies Helps Us Serve Christ and Others
Many people make New Year’s resolutions to be healthier, either mentally or physically. Whether your goal is to eat more vegetables or to start going to therapy, the goal of your...
The Christian Vocation within the Culture
Faith is something Christians hold onto tightly. It is part of what makes us who we are, and it is a gift from God that makes our daily lives matter. Through our faith in Him, we are...
Living a Life of Reconciliation
“What causes quarrels and what causes fights among you? Is it not this, that your passions are at war within you? You desire and do not have, so you murder. You covet and cannot obtain,...
The Work of Our Hands
It’s the time of year that I love and loathe. I love the new and the fresh and the possible. But I’m not great at making plans or evaluating what happened over the last twelve months....
God Always Has Room for You
This post is from Praise and Honor: Hymn Inspired Devotions. “Where Shepherds Lately Knelt” is a remarkable gift, but it is easily missed because it is placed a third of the way into...
My New Year’s Resolution
And I, when I came to you, brothers, did not come proclaiming to you the testimony of God with lofty speech or wisdom. For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and...
God Is Never Distant
The pastor steps up to the pulpit. He lays before him the outline of his sermon. There are some correction marks throughout the pages, but he is ready to preach. He lifts up his head,...
A Tangled Ball of Lights
I find myself fighting with a tangled ball of lights year after year as we decorate the Christmas tree. Since we have had children, this has gotten extraordinarily difficult.
3:11Brian Davies on Overcoming Isolation Through Community | New Book for Adults
Think about a time when you were crowded around family or close friends. Maybe it was at backyard BBQ or at a restaurant for a birthday. How did you feel? God has wired each of us to be in community w
God’s Gift of the Gospel
The Law of God can be intimidating as it shows our sin and our disobedience to Him.Blessedly, we have the Gospel, which shows us God’s love and how He has saved us in Jesus. The Gospel...
Are You in the Wilderness This Christmas?
You may ask, what is the “wilderness”? A wilderness is usually an experience that follows a season of highs. When Jesus was baptized (which was more accurately a coronation), He took...
Gratitude When Gratefulness Won't Come
This time of year, you don’t have to walk too far into a store to find a plaque or pillow for sale with one of these words on it: grateful thankful thanksgiving gratitude.
Praying with a Thankful Spirit
In her book The Hiding Place, Corrie ten Boom relates an incident that taught her always to be thankful. She and her sister, Betsy, had just been transferred to the worst Nazi prison...
The (Hidden) Blessing of Quarantine
I am what my friends have deemed an ambivert: a perfect 50/50 split between an introvert and an extrovert. This was confirmed with a personality test, as my friends became obsessed with...