WHEN DARKNESS FALLS, GOD STILL CALLS US TO BE LIGHT!
WHEN DARKNESS FALLS, GOD STILL CALLS US TO BE LIGHT A Reflection on the 25th Anniversary of September 11, 2001 “The Lord is near to the brokenhearted, and saves the […]
Entries by Ebenezer Yebuah
Before Asking “Who Is My Neighbor?”
Before Asking “Who Is My Neighbor?” Luke 10:25–37; Genesis 1:26–27 One of the most familiar questions in Scripture may also be one of the most misunderstood. A lawyer approached Jesus […]
HOLY WEEK REFLECTIONS:
HOLY WEEK REFLECTIONS: INTRODUCTION FOR OUR ONLINE FAMILY As we enter Holy Week, we step into the most sacred and transformative days of the Christian story. This is the week […]
When the Good Suffer and God Seems Silent
When the Good Suffer and God Seems Silent There are mornings when the weight of life presses so heavily that one question rises above all others: “Lord… why me?” Jeremiah […]
When God Looks at Dry Bones!
When God Looks at Dry Bones There are moments in life when everything feels still, silent, and lifeless like a valley filled with dry bones. Ezekiel knew that feeling well. […]
God Specializes in Reversals
God Specializes in Reversals Text: Esther 9:1 (NRSV)“On the very day when the enemies of the Jews hoped to gain power over them, the opposite occurred: the Jews gained power […]
Only the Suffering God Can Help
Only the Suffering God Can Help Dietrich Bonhoeffer wrote from a prison cell, surrounded by uncertainty, cruelty, and the looming shadow of death. It was there stripped of freedom, status, […]
When Light Breaks Into our Darkness
When Light Breaks Into Our Darkness A Devotion on Isaiah 9:1–11 There are seasons when darkness feels familiar; when fear, uncertainty, grief, or injustice settle so deeply into our lives […]
Immanuel in the Midst of Fear
Immanuel in the Midst of Fear A Devotion on Isaiah 7 Isaiah 7 opens in a moment of deep anxiety. King Ahaz and the people of Judah are shaken by […]
Joy Is the Echo of God’s Nearness
Joy Is the Echo of God’s Nearness Based on Philippians 4:4 “Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice.” Philippians 4:4 (NRSV) Saint Thomas Aquinas once wrote, “Joy […]