The valley of dry bones

Ezekiel saw a valley filled with dead, dry bones. A barren wilderness where life had once been, but was no more. We are these. And it seems dismal. But the story gets better as God asks Ezekiel if these bones can live. Whether Ezekiel doubts this possibility or not, his answer is a diplomatic: “You […]
Valley of dry bones (w/Great are you Lord)

The hand of the Lord was on me, and he brought me out by the Spirit of the Lord and set me in the middle of a valley; it was full of bones. 2 He led me back and forth among them, and I saw a great many bones on the floor of the valley, bones […]
That I may know Christ

In Philippians 3:10-14, Paul reveals his real desire, “that I may know Christ and the power of his resurrection” and his real goal, “to win the prize.” Paul’s real desire: to know Christ His real desire is quite simply to “know Christ.” That is what life is about, that is where joy comes from, that […]
Living like you are born again

Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To God’s elect, exiles scattered throughout the provinces of Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia and Bithynia, 2 who have been chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through the sanctifying work of the Spirit, to be obedient to Jesus Christ and sprinkled with his blood: Grace and peace be […]