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Isaiah: Bread of Adversity

February 24, 2026

Isaiah: Bread of Adversity

It is ingrained in us that we have to do exceptional things for God—but we do not. We have to be exceptional in the ordinary things of life, and holy on the ordinary streets, among ordinary people.”

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September 19, 2025

Bible Literacy: From Honoring the Book to Engaging the Word

The courtroom battles and culture skirmishes over the placement of the Scriptures in prominent places may be missing the bigger picture: Bible literacy in American society appears to be waning. What’s at stake is a culture that’s gradually losing a rootedness in Scripture. Not just reverence for the Word of God, but even a basic knowledge of the tenets of the Bible that were once a shared source of wisdom, morality, and norms. Without slipping into a nostalgia for a rosier time in history, let’s examine how to elevate the Bible – its beauty in language, power in truth, and story of salvation. How might we encourage and entice a skeptical secular society that there’s value in learning the truths and stories in the Bible, and engage our fellow believers in etching the Scriptures in our hearts, not just posting on the walls of buildings? Moderator: Melissa Kong, Gathering participant Panelists: Carlos Campo, CEO of the Museum of the Bible Jennifer Holloran, CEO of the American Bible Society

July 23, 2025

The Storm Home

Through it all they never lost their love for those who over many years had washed up on their doorstep, been taken in, saved from the flood and our feet put on solid ground.

June 17, 2025

2 Kings: A Closer Walk

There was no dread, no anxiety. No frantic search for a miracle or sudden deliverance. Just a closer walk.

June 4, 2025

1 Kings: The Idols of Old Men

Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.

May 21, 2025

2 Samuel: Wise Guys

He had seen the shepherd boy who rose to greatness - before the corruption of power and privilege dulled his edge.

May 6, 2025

1 Samuel: An Uncertain Trumpet

“Desiring to be men of action, their impulses often lead to disaster for themselves and the nation. They are not leaders but only actors.”

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