Posts tagged with: God’s purpose

WHAT FAITH LOOKS LIKE. BIBLICAL NARRATIVES OF TRUSTING GOD, PT. 2: Overcoming Our Relational Dysfunctions

By faith Abraham offered Isaac as a sacrifice when God tested him … even though the Lord had promised that it was through Isaac that Abraham’s descendants would be numbered. It was by faith that Isaac promised future blessings to his sons, Jacob and Esau. And It was by faith that Jacob, before his death,...... Read More

Faith’s Freedoms: From Fantasy to Reality, Part 4. The Fatal Exercise of Comparison

This is what the Lord says: “The wise should not boast in their wisdom, the powerful in their power, or the rich in their riches. Let anyone who desires to boast boast in this: that they know me and understand that I am the Lord who reveals steadfast love, justice, and righteousness in the earth,...... Read More