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We love to say, “It is no accident you are here” around Hope. While it is welcoming and hospitable, that is not why we do it. We share this good news with people because it is both theologically profound (aka God says it is true!) and powerful. What does it mean that the Creator of… Read more
In his book, The Purpose Driven Church, Rick Warren proposes the “Nehemiah Principle” for church leaders, which is a perfect way for congregations to become “churches after God’s own heart.” The Israelites had just spent 70 years in exile, and their nation and the city of Jerusalem were utterly destroyed. Now some… Read more
“Then when they were alone, he turned to the disciples and said, “Blessed are the eyes that see what you have seen. I tell you, many prophets and kings longed to see what you see, but they didn’t see it. And they longed to hear what you hear, but they didn’t hear it.”… Read more
God’s concern for the poor is revealed in almost every book of the Bible. Here Nehemiah insisted that fairness to the poor and oppressed was central to following God. He led by example rather than by the ways his predecessors did, because of his healthy fear of God. Nehemiah told the rich Jews to stop charging… Read more
