As our communities and countries begin to unlock and reopen throughout the world, there is much talk about ‘the new normal’ –-change in new ways to work, engagement with family and friends, admiring not celebrities but the people who make our everyday lives work, and rethinking travel at the same frantic pace. That made me […]
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The Importance of Biblical Community
By Madelon Maupin on April 16, 2020 in Monthly Vlogs, Old Testament, Biblical Leadership, Videos, Bible Study
During this once-in-a-lifetime shutdown and sheltering in place, what a perfect time to term to the book of Daniel to learn more about community. What did the example of a few courageous people do to galvanize and invigorate others to continue to adhere to their understanding of the one God? We explore when Daniel was […]
The Prayer of Perception
I love hearing people who normally never talk about God or religion suddenly say we all need to pray right now about this virus. How refreshing! How different from times when everything seems like smooth sailing, and people put awareness of God a bit on the shelf. But when there is an emergency, millions […]
The Huge 2-part Role of a Tiny Biblical Word
There’s a reason the adage ‘good things come in small packages’ got coined. It’s true! The tiny three-letter conjunction, ‘but’, in the Scriptures is a powerful example. Who knew that it has two profoundly different applications? One looks back while the other looks forward. How we use it determines much about how we view our […]
The Unfolding Views of God (from Genesis)
By Madelon Maupin on February 12, 2020 in Monthly Vlogs, Old Testament, Pentateuch/Torah, Patriarchs, Videos, Bible Study
This ten-minute video discusses how the idea of God in Genesis evolves. “Yahweh”, first introduced in Genesis 2 as a rather anthropomorphic version of God, is also the God of Isa. 43 who offers such consolation and hope to Israel during the Babylonian Exile. Does your idea of God evolve? We discuss two of the […]