"Like one from whom people hide their faces he was despised, and we held him in low esteem." (Isaiah 53:3). Most people avoided George Chase. He lived in a twelve foot square shack in the woods where New England's Pawcatuck River meets Little Narragansett Bay. To the locals, it was obvious George didn't have a … Continue reading Daily Scripture Series – Feb. 4th
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Daily Scripture Series – Feb. 3rd
"We love because He first loved us." (1 John 4:19). Woody Cooper stood in the loud mob the day Dorothy Counts, a Black girl, enrolled in his all-White high school in North Carolina. Taunting her, some boys yelled racial slurs and threw trash at Dorothy, but Woody didn't rebuke them, even staying silent when a … Continue reading Daily Scripture Series – Feb. 3rd
Daily Scripture Series – Feb. 2nd
"Why, my soul, are you downcast?...Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God." (Psalm 42:5). Author Richard Mouw tells of a Black theologian from South Africa who struggled with dark memories of life under apartheid. Mouw wrote, "He told a story about an African child whose teacher … Continue reading Daily Scripture Series – Feb. 2nd
He Chooses the Least Expected
"For consider your call, brethren; not many of you were wise according to worldly standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth; but God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise, God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong, God chose what is low … Continue reading He Chooses the Least Expected
Daily Scripture Series – Feb. 1st
"Jesus died for us so that, whether we are awake or asleep, we may live together with him." (1 Thessalonians 5:10). In 2023, Kenyan police intervened to end what's being called the "Shakahola Massacre"-in which hundreds died after following a cult leader's directions to starve themselves to meet Jesus. The leader had allegedly promised he … Continue reading Daily Scripture Series – Feb. 1st
Daily Scripture Series – Jan. 31st
"If one of your fellow Israelites falls into poverty...allow him to live with you." (Leviticus 25:35). Todd invited his younger brother Alex, a recent college graduate, to come live with him in the house he'd built. He wanted to help his sibling gain some financial footing by allowing him to live rent free for a … Continue reading Daily Scripture Series – Jan. 31st
No Thought Police 