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Hosea: Word Made Flesh

May 5, 2026

Hosea: Word Made Flesh

And here is the brilliance of it: they believed him. He sold them the idea that they could hold two opposite standards in their minds without consequences.

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November 19, 2025

Nehemiah: Saved by Hope

For many of us, the feeling is familiar. When we look back at what we’ve accomplished, we ask the same questions: Did I complete the work to which I was called?

November 4, 2025

Ezra: The Price of Peace

Ezra gave the people a lasting peace — but at a price.

October 22, 2025

2 Chronicles: All Shook Up

You may have seen the quip, “I can do all things through a verse taken out of context.” Let’s not do that here.

October 5, 2025

1 Chronicles: Decoration Day

“One of the tasks of any conqueror is making the defeated people forget their past or even rewrite their history completely. It is a tool for domesticating them.”

September 23, 2025

Break Bread and Give Thanks

Probably, if I were to settle on an image for The Gathering, it would be this simple.

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

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