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I don’t have to deny or hide my weakness because the beauty of them is they point to a God who promises to make me new....
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Christmas Offering: Redeemer City to City
December 6, 2018 by Justin Edgar
"As part of our Christmas Offering, we will be supporting Redeemer City to City in Monterrey, Mexico. Redeemer CTC is a ministry of Redeemer New York. It is a global church planting movement focusing on global cities throughout the world... This partnership will involve the possibility of ministry trips for City Pres and for the churches and pastors in Monterrey. It also will provide us with training in New York at Redeemer for members of our team."...
#MakeAdventGreatAgain
November 29, 2018 by Brian Whippo
"Advent is a time of waiting and longing for the coming of Christ. We reflect on the centuries of waiting for the initial fulfillment of God’s promise to provide a savior, and we also long for the consummation of that promise when Christ returns to make all things new."...
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God Speaks, Goodness Abounds
September 28, 2017 | 1 Comments by D. Gettemy | Tags: gospel, albuquerque, power, faith, goodness, Jesus, Context, Church, Albuquerque Church, Church blog, Perspective, Trusting, Speak, Creation, Genesis
It’s not that God was any less present to them or working any fewer miracles of deliverance and preservation among them over those years; it’s just that they stopped seeing Him. They stopped recognizing His faithfulness to them. And I do the same thing. ...
Keep ReadingThe Problem of Suffering: Habakkuk
January 13, 2017 by Josh Spare | Category: Gospel | Tags: gospel, justice, faith, hope, Mercy, Pain, Religion, Suffering
We, as Christians, have the privilege of engaging with our Creator, demanding a response for evil that seems contrary to His very character, and throwing ourselves into the eternal love that began between the Trinity and has been mercifully extended to us....
Keep ReadingMercy in the Real World
January 5, 2017 by Biersgreen | Category: Gospel | Tags: justice, faith, ministry, service, mission, Mercy, Accountability, Love the city, Perseverance
In this real world where we live, God calls us to have faith, both in doing the works he puts in front of us and in trusting him for the results (visible or otherwise) that they may or may not achieve....
Keep ReadingFierce, Avenging, and Good
December 8, 2016 by Emily Leslie | Category: Gospel | Tags: anger, power, justice, trust, faith, God, Christ, Refuge, Strength, Reliance, Wrath
"Safe?" said Mr. Beaver, "Who said anything about safe? 'Course he isn't safe. But he's good."...
Keep ReadingTo Listen with Faith and Wonder
November 3, 2016 by Gary Villa | Category: Gospel | Tags: faith, God's Word, Intentionality, Devotional, Scripture, Attention, Devotion, Wonder, Listening
Faithfully reading the Bible means that we don't wait for the text to amaze us. We have to sit with it, attend to it....
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