Imagine this bleak scenario: you find yourself convicted of a terrible crime and sentenced to life in prison. The conditions are terrible: filthy cells, meager food, and no relationships with people you can trust. The longer your sentence goes on, the worse the suffering becomes. The only way you’re leaving […]
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Advent brings out an interesting mixture of emotions for me. On one hand, I remember the Decembers of my childhood and the anticipation of Christmas, presents, and an obscene number of cookies. As I’ve grown older, though, I’ve been initiated into “grown-up Christmas.” Finances can pinch. Weather can threaten. But
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It’s difficult to write for an audience you don’t know. The pastor who penned the Letter to the Hebrews clearly knew his readers, since he is able to reference their circumstances and sufferings with some detail. But I don’t have that luxury in writing for you! However, I imagine that
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There’s a lot we don’t know about the Letter to the Hebrews. In fact, some of the most basic facts about the epistle (for example, the author and its original audience) still aren’t clear to us today. While the church has always appreciated it for its elegant style and sophisticated
This was originally an introduction to Pastor Josh’s series “Jesus and the Psalms” preached at Red Door during the early part of 2024. You can listen to those messages here. When I was in seminary one of my favorite things about that whole experience was listening to my professors pray.
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A Once in a Lifetime Event “Are you going to go see it?” If you were to ask that question to a random person walking down the street here in Vermont, without any context, they would immediately know exactly what you were asking about. The upcoming total solar eclipse. There
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