Loneliness is pervasive in much of the modern world. Ironically, the more technology that we have with social media, we may simultaneously have an abundance of real and virtual friendships and yet experience a profound loneliness in the midst of it all. Do you ever feel like no one cares? That you could drop off […]
Have you ever been mistreated? Had your character maligned? Had gossip spread about you? If yes, then you probably have an idea of how Joseph must have felt. One day he was the favorite son and then suddenly it’s all gone. Joseph was in prison unfairly (Genesis 39-40). He’d tried to do everything right and […]
It’s not just bad stuff that can get in the way of our experiencing stillness before God. Sometimes our biggest obstacles are things that are going so right or are so good that you can’t stop thinking about them. Where are you? Being consumed with thinking about social status or riches you already have accumulated? […]
Where are you? And why are you wrestling with Me? You do realize how pointless trying to overpower Me is, don’t you? NAS Genesis 32:24 Then Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him until daybreak. 25 And when he saw that he had not prevailed against him, he touched the socket of […]
Where are you? I’m genuinely afraid for my life and the lives of those I love, Jacob might say. Have you ever felt that way? Afraid for your own life or the life and safety of your loved ones? Genesis 32:9 Then Jacob prayed, “O God of my father Abraham, God of my father Isaac, […]
Today we continue our preaching series, Gospel: I Love to Tell the Story. Tomorrow, the Lenten devotionals, Be Still and Know that I AM God, will resume. Chapel Worship Guide for Sunday 9 AM, March 16, 2014 The Nemmers Family Chapel at Advocate Condell Worship music this morning is provided courtesy of the First Presbyterian […]
Yesterday in our 2014 Lenten Devotional series entitled Be Still and Know that I AM God, we saw that Leah, Rachel’s sister, wanted a gold medal in the Most Competitive Fertile Woman in the World games. Rachel wasn’t going to let her have it without a fight. Where are you, Rachel? I’m in depression, God. I’m […]
As I’m writing, we just finished watching the Winter Olympics in Sochi and saw athletes representing nations and competing for gold, silver, and bronze medals. Sometimes, there was good sportsmanship and it was congratulations all around for people doing their personal best. Sometimes, like at the end of the men’s speed skating competition, there was […]
Maybe you’ve experienced the same thing I have: Wondering whether what you think you’re hearing from God is actually from God. Abraham must have felt that way. You want me to do WHAT? Where are you, Abraham? Are you so in love with the promise and enthralled with the blessing that you’ve forgotten what it’s […]
Where are you? I’m in a place of lonely despair and I’m crying. I’ve been kicked out of my home. I’m feeling rejected and alone. Countless Americans can relate to that every day. As I write, there are dozens of people I know who are facing this because of divorce, breakups, illness, abuse, etc. They […]
