Posts from November 2025
Advent: Celebrating the Hinge of History
For four hundred years—the time between the Old and New Testaments, what we now call the Intertestamental period—there were no prophets, no new revelations—just silence. Yet, this silence invites us to feel the weight of anticipation, reminding us that God was quietly preparing the world for His great act of love. Even in the silence, God was at work, preparing the world for the moment when He would send His Son. And after four centuries of waiting, the silence was…
A Commitment to Common Ground: Philippians 4:2
I plead with Euodia and I plead with Syntyche to be of the same mind in the Lord” – Philippians 4:2. In the heart of his letter to the Philippian church, the Apostle Paul makes a very personal and urgent appeal amid a dispute between two women. He calls them out by name—Euodia and Syntyche—and implores them to heed his words without delay. We don’t know the specifics of their disagreement, only that it was significant enough to warrant a…