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U-turns are permitted in life. We grow, change, fail and succeed. We believe that God is there, that He loves us and will bring us safely through whatever life throws our way. That's why we can make u-turns when necessary with confidence and not fear. This podcast is sponsored by Trinity Christian Reformed Church in Broomall, Pa.
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Wednesday Dec 18, 2019
Wednesday Dec 18, 2019
Today we look at the Magnificat - the song Mary sung after the angel Gabriel appeared to her. C.S. Lewis calls it a "terrible" song, playing on the Latin word terribilis, which means “dreadful, frightful, fearsome.” It is a revolutionary song as well as a deeply personal song.
Friday Dec 13, 2019
Friday Dec 13, 2019
WE read today of the visit of the angel Gabriel to Mary as recorded in Luke 1:26-38. Mary knew this message would change her life and that of the world, and it caused her to respond with fear, distress, and questioning. Yet, in the end, she submitted to God's will and His plan for her and the world.
Monday Dec 02, 2019
Monday Dec 02, 2019
Today is the first Sunday of Advent 2019. We look this season at the angels who visited earth around the birth of Christ and the songs that resulted from those visits as recorded in the Gospel of Luke. Today we look at Zechariah the priest, who was met by the angel Gabriel when he was performing his temple duties. The Scripture text is Luke 1:5-25.
Monday Dec 02, 2019
Monday Dec 02, 2019
Today we read Romans 5:12-21. Paul is referring to two central stories that describe (and explain) the history of humankind. The story of Adam and the story of Jesus. How do these stories impact us? We start off with Forrest Gump......
Tuesday Nov 19, 2019
Tuesday Nov 19, 2019
Today we focus on Romans 5:3-5, Paul's comments about suffering. A word study shows that the primary kind of suffering Paul is referring to here is what is often translated as "affliction". The New Testament context for the word "affliction" is persecution. In other words, the suffering Paul is referring to here is the suffering caused by being a follower of Jesus in the Empire. That suffering includes what happens to us, but it also includes how we, as followers of Christ, take the suffering of the world upon ourselves.
Monday Nov 11, 2019
Monday Nov 11, 2019
Today we look at this magnificent, central passage of the New Testament (if not the Bible), Romans 5:1-11. Since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God. God rescues us from weakness, sin and enmity.
Thursday Nov 07, 2019
Thursday Nov 07, 2019
Today we read Romans 4. Abraham's faith was "counted to him as righteousness". What does it mean that it was counted to him? And what gets counted to our accounts today? How does that work?
Friday Nov 01, 2019
Friday Nov 01, 2019
Today we read Romans 3:21-31, and think about the righteousness/justice of God that has appeared in Jesus, come to destroy evil and set all things right. Romans 3:21 contains one of the biggest "but now" reversals in the Bible: mankind has sinned, injustice is rampant, nothing we can do will change that...."but now".....
Friday Oct 25, 2019
Friday Oct 25, 2019
Today we look at Romans 1:18 through 3:20. In this section Paul is stereotyping both Gentiles and Jews, goading them into judging one another. Then he spears both groups through the conscience by saying that, in reality, all have sinned equally and no law-keeping of any kind can bring salvation. The fundamental issue is one of homelessness or belonging: do I belong to my tribe, or group, or family, or nation, or do I belong to God?
Sunday Oct 13, 2019
Sunday Oct 13, 2019
Today we look at Romans 1:18: God's wrath. "For God's wrath is being revealed..." Many people have lived in fear of God over the years and centuries because of passages like this and the way they are taught. Is that necessary? How did Iris and Nereus understand these words when Phoebe read them to him?