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102. Thanksgiving Questions | The Time Is Short
We have much to be thankful for and plenty to be concerned about in a world filled with chaos. But God calls us to unity in purpose and oneness with Him. The time is short. Jesus' return is imminent. How are you investing your energy? On today's podcast, we look at the challenges we face in a world that wars against us and our purpose in it all. Bonus PDF attached for a little Thanksgiving fun around the dinner table. https://embracingbrokenness.org/thanksgiving/…
Authored by: Steve Adams | Posted: 11/20/2023
The Daily Memo | November 20, 2023 | Living God's Way
No matter where you are in life, odds are you’re thinking about your future more than ever. Whether a student getting ready for graduation, a young manager plotting the next career move, or a parent seeking the best for your children, you’re making decisions today that will affect the rest of your life. And with each choice you make, you’re trying to create the best life possible for yourself and those you love. Throughout my life’s journey, there&rsquo…
Categories: Walking With God, The Daily Memo, The Hope of Healing | Authored by: Steve Adams | Posted: 11/20/2023
The Daily Memo | November 17, 2023 | Unbreakable Love
Scripture presents Jesus of Nazareth as both fully God and fully human and says that Jesus avoided sin entirely. He never misses the goal of loving every human being in the ways of God.He teaches his followers that the most important instruction from God, the one that sums up the whole law and the prophets, is to love God and to love your neighbor as yourself (Matthew 22:35-40). He’s restating the essential nature and original goal of real human life. The Apostle…
Categories: The Daily Memo, Understanding Love, Knowing & Being Known | Authored by: Steve Adams | Posted: 11/17/2023
The Daily Memo | November 16, 2023 | Pesha as a Relational Consequence of Sin
The biblical authors explore more of the relational consequences of sin with the Hebrew word pesha, often translated as “transgression.” Pesha refers to ways that people violate the trust of others, like the betrayal of a relationship.Take for instance a law in the Hebrew Bible about theft (Exodus 22:7-9). If people are away on a trip and somebody sneaks into their house to steal, that’s robbery. But if the thief is your neighbor, that’s pesha. Why?…
Categories: The Daily Memo, The Reality of Our Present World, Safe People & Safe Community | Authored by: Steve Adams | Posted: 11/16/2023
The In Between | Wholeheartedly, Katie
After the hurt. Before the healing. After the heartbreak. Before the mending. After the brokenness. Before the wholeness. There lies the In Between. Where things don’t make sense, but you’re hoping, praying, pleading that God is going to turn it for His good. Where you’re so aware of the broken places in your life, but you still feel so far from restoration. Know that God isn’t waiting for you at the end of the trial. He’s not waiting for you…
Categories: Blog, Newsletter | Authored by: Steve Adams | Posted: 11/15/2023
The Daily Memo | November 15, 2023 | Avon Is Not Just a Cosmetics Line
The Hebrew word avon is another word for sin, but with a different nuance. We also translate it as “iniquity,” which adds another dimension to our understanding. The biblical authors use avon to describe a twisted or crooked road (e.g., Lamentations 3:9) or a malformed back that’s bent out of shape (as in Psalm 38:6). Isaiah uses avon to mean “dazed and confused” (Isaiah 21:3). Avon is about distorting what was otherwise beautiful and good, and…
Categories: The Daily Memo, The Reality of Our Present World | Authored by: Steve Adams | Posted: 11/15/2023
The Daily Memo | November 14, 2023 | Missing the Goal
The Hebrew word khata’ is most commonly translated as “sin.” Khata’ means “to fail” or “to miss the goal,” and the word is not always about morality.In Judges 20:16, we learn that a slingshot expert who successfully nails the bullseye does not khata’, which means he does not fail or miss the target. Similarly, we read in Proverbs 19:2 that people who act hastily while traveling are likely to khata’—to miss…
Categories: The Daily Memo, The Hope of Healing, Spiritual Warfare | Authored by: Steve Adams | Posted: 11/14/2023
The Daily Memo | November 13, 2023 | Inseparable From Christ
In times of pain and adversity, we might feel as if God has abandoned us. If He were here, we think, He would have done something by now. However, today’s passage says that nothing can separate us from Christ’s love: • Not events. There isn’t any circumstance—no matter how bad—that can remove us from divine love. In fact, we can “conquer through Him who love[s] us” (Romans 8:35-37), and our hardships will only help to transform…
Categories: The Daily Memo, Understanding Love, Knowing & Being Known | Authored by: Steve Adams | Posted: 11/13/2023
The Daily Memo | November 10, 2023 | With All Your Heart
The heart is the connecting point, the meeting place between any two persons. The kind of deep soul intimacy we crave with God and with others can be experienced only from the heart. I know a man who took his daughter to dinner; she was surprised, delighted. For years she had been hoping he would pursue her. When they had been seated, he pulled out his Day Timer and began to review the goals he had set for her that year. "I wanted to burst into tears and run out of the restaurant,;…
Categories: The Daily Memo, Knowing & Being Known | Authored by: Steve Adams | Posted: 11/10/2023
The Daily Memo | November 9, 2023 | Hoping for Guidance and Renewal
Many of us hope to become better people as we journey through life, but we often get stuck and wonder if we’re getting anywhere. We might want to be better at showing patience to others, but we also get exhausted from day-to-day work, and then irritable, and then impatient. We forget Jesus’ ways and often feel like we’re caught in a trap. And yet, the Holy Spirit is actively inviting us to be more like Jesus every moment. Our hope is to learn how to hear…
Categories: Spiritual Formation, The Daily Memo, Understanding Love | Authored by: Steve Adams | Posted: 11/09/2023