
A Second Chance at Flourishing
Read: Genesis 9:1-11 Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth. (v. 1) Have you experienced the joy and relief of being given a second chance? Paradoxically, there is often


Read: Genesis 9:1-11 Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth. (v. 1) Have you experienced the joy and relief of being given a second chance? Paradoxically, there is often

Read: Genesis 2:8-18 The tree of life was in the midst of the garden. (v. 9) I often wonder what life would be like if Adam and Eve had not

Read: Psalm 1 He is like a tree planted by streams of water. (v. 3) My picture of flourishing is often small and materialistic—informed more by secular culture than the

Read: Hebrews 13:2-16 Some have entertained angels unawares. (v. 2) As we have seen throughout this series, God’s angels have offered protection, hospitality, victory, comfort, good news, freedom, and wisdom

Read: Revelation 22:1-16 I am a fellow servant with you. (v. 9) The popularity of superhero movies in recent years reveals something about our culture: we tend towards hero worship.

Read: Revelation 4:1-11 Day and night they never cease to say, “Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty!” (v. 8) As a writer, I sometimes wish that God would

Read: Acts 12:1-15 Now I am sure that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me. (v. 11) I would venture to guess that anyone who thinks the Bible

Read: Matthew 4:1-11 Angels came and were ministering to him. (v. 11) When was the last time you were tempted to take the easy way out? Perhaps it was cheating

Read: Luke 2:8-20 Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased! (v. 14) In the story of Christ’s birth, nearly every