Today in our reading from Habakkuk, we talk about the difference between adoration, or worship, of God and thanksgiving. Both are important disciplines for our prayer and for our faith. But God is always, always worthy of worship, not because … Continue reading →

Evil will be destroyed. God will bring judgment. But, it is not on our time “chronos.” It is on God’s time (kairos). We don’t always understand God’s time. But we can trust in it, always, even when it doesn’t make … Continue reading →

Today we see the next part of God’s response. The Lord is in His Holy Temple. The Lord sees. He is not blind to the evils of the world. God is God, and we are not. Amid struggles, and fears, … Continue reading →

Yesterday we saw Habakkuk offer his complaint to God. Today we see God respond. Through Habakuk’s eyes, things are terrible. Evil abounds. It is awful. But God says this; His judgment will not be delayed. It may seem to tarry, … Continue reading →

Today in Habakkuk 1, we see the prophet receive a vision from God. And do you know what this vision does? It causes him to give voice to his complaint to God. Why do the wicked prosper? Why do God’s … Continue reading →

What exactly is the Bible? Who were the prophets? What did they do? Starting tomorrow, we will begin our reflections on the prophet Habakkuk. But today, we take a few minutes to talk about how the Bible “works” and who … Continue reading →

In our final reflection on 2 Corinthians, we look at Paul’s final words to the people. What does he leave them with? Peace. This town, this church, they know conflict. Paul doesn’t tell them not to have conflict. He tells … Continue reading →

Church can be hard, y’all. We see Paul talking about that today. It is easy to write off church or to think that church really doesn’t matter. But it does. Church matters. And we need our church, we need our … Continue reading →

Paul has such deep anguish for Corinth because he loves them so. Do we have that same time of grief over someone? We do for those we love. As Christians, do we truly love and pour into each other as … Continue reading →

Paul tells us about a great vision. But because he needed to be humbled, he had a thorn in the flesh. All of us, we have a thorn in the flesh, a weakness that greatly troubles us. But, through God’s … Continue reading →