Bible Engager's Blog
Bible Engager’s Blog
Bible Engager's Blog
How to Follow God, the Ultimate King
February 7th, 2017

How to Follow God, the Ultimate King

Christina Miller

I am overwhelmed by the recent U.S. election and its aftermath. Whatever your views, I suspect the times feel destabilizing and disorienting. Loud voices dominate and some people fear to speak. We seem to be more defined by our divisions than what unites us. People have lost trust in ...

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How Does God Respond to Our Needs Through Jesus?
January 31st, 2017

How Does God Respond to Our Needs Through Jesus?

Sarah Christmyer

Cross is a short word of only five letters, but break it apart and it contains the whole story of the Bible. C.R.O.S.S.—Creation, Redemption, One nation, Separation, Salvation. The story of the Bible is our story, too, and each of these stages helps us get the big picture of ...

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Does Church Feel Unsafe?
January 24th, 2017

Does Church Feel Unsafe?

Christina Miller

Now, you shepherds, listen to what I, the LORD, am telling you. Ezekiel 34:7 delivers a hard message to the leaders of Israel. In the midst of their neglect and abuse, God spoke. Loudly. As surely as I am the living God, you had better listen to me. The ...

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How to Be Honest with God and Find Deeper Healing
January 17th, 2017

How to Be Honest with God and Find Deeper Healing

Dana Ergenbright

It can be easy to connect with God and spend time reading the Bible when we feel peaceful and happy with everything in our lives. But what do we do when pain and loss have slammed into us, when our lives and hearts are a chaotic mess? It can ...

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Silence: Where is God in My Suffering?
January 10th, 2017

Silence: Where is God in My Suffering?

Christina Miller

Most of us haven’t experienced extreme persecution for our faith, but we have felt abandoned by God. Where was God during the harrowing grief following the loss of a loved one? Where was God during the agony of joblessness, barrenness, or loneliness? Where was God in the dark throes ...

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What Season of Life Are You in This New Year’s?
January 3rd, 2017

What Season of Life Are You in This New Year’s?

Dottie McLoughlin

I recently reached Senior Citizen status and was having a little trouble celebrating the event. It seemed a bit unreal—after all, wasnt I just 35 a year or two ago? Then I remembered: Oh yeah, the kids are married with families of their own. My husband and I downsized ...

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Lost Love: Israel’s Years of Separation from God
December 27th, 2016

Lost Love: Israel’s Years of Separation from God

Sarah Christmyer

Cross is a short word of only five letters, but break it apart and it contains the whole story of the Bible. C.R.O.S.S.—Creation, Redemption, One nation, Separation, Salvation. The story of the Bible is our story, too, and each of these stages helps us get the big picture of ...

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Discover the Father’s Heart This Christmas
December 20th, 2016

Discover the Father’s Heart This Christmas

Jack Newman

A few weeks ago, I had an amazing conversation with my daughter Charlie about the biblical heart of Christmas. Full disclosure: Charlie cant talk. Shes only three months old. Still, Ill never forget what she taught me about the love of Christ. Charlie and I were basking in ...

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