Around 2005, a botanist named Elaine Solowey planted a few of those seeds, each roughly 2,000 years old. One of them sprouted. The researchers named the seedling Methuselah, and it grew into a healthy date palm.
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Arise! Your King is Coming
Joy broke into a long season of waiting, and a wedding summoned a worn-out people to look up. The bride left one house and was brought to another, and a country that had forgotten color remembered it for a day.
‘Remember Me’: Worshipers Pray for the Kingdom of the Son
The kingdom breaks in through death and resurrection. The king enters his reign by way of the cross. The thief enters the kingdom by way of faith in the crucified king. This is what all the prayers were pointing toward.
We Can Read the Weather But Are We Missing the Kingdom?
Jesus once looked at a crowd of people who had mastered weather forecasting and said something startling: “You hypocrites, you can discern the face of the sky and of the earth; but how is it that you do not discern this time?” They could read clouds but couldn’t recognize that God’s kingdom had arrived in their midst.
Saturday People in a Sunday World: A Holy Saturday Devotional
The clock is still ticking. The story isn’t over.
Whatever You Do, Don’t Raise Your Hands in Church
Let’s be honest – raising your hands in church is a dangerous proposition.
One moment, you’re safely keeping your appendages to yourself, the next, you’re accidentally knocking your neighbor’s Bible to the floor. Or worse, you’ve forgotten you’re still holding your coffee, and now the worship team is getting an unexpected baptism from the front row.
Why You Shouldn’t Sing in Church
So, you think you shouldn’t sing in church?
I get it. Maybe you’re the person who moves your lips during worship but keeps the volume at a whisper. Or perhaps you’re the arm-folder, the stoic observer who’s “just taking it all in.”
Let me tell you why all those reasons for not singing are… well, actually ridiculous.
Worship in the Horse Latitudes: Finding God in Life’s Still Waters
After all, isn’t that what faith is? The confidence that even in the stillness, God is moving. The trust that even in the quiet, He is speaking. The certainty that even in the horse latitudes, He is leading us home.
The Great Exchange
Our worship flows from recognizing that Christ has given us everything in the gospel – forgiveness of sins, adoption as children, and eternal life. We bring nothing but our sin and need; He gives everything in return.
Understanding the Incarnation: Faith, Worship, and Living
While we celebrate the Incarnation, especially during Advent and Christmas, this belief, worship, and life pattern shape Christian discipleship throughout the year. Each Sunday’s worship recalls this mystery, and each act of service embodies it. Similarly, each moment of prayer assumes it.