Pastor Daniel Rinehart relates his favorite Bible verse from Isaiah to his recent struggles and rehabilitation from alcoholism. He reflects on how we should delight in the rich foods of God rather than those that do not truly nourish nor satisfy. But even when we have consumed other worldly foods, God continues to speak love into our lives, that we who are dead in sin might rise again to new life.
Read MoreThis coming week, Jesus makes his final pitch on the life of discipleship before he heads towards Jerusalem where he opens the door to eternal life for all of us. This is key since we, like the rich man, are unable and unwilling to free ourselves of wealth. But, fortunately for us, Jesus still loves us in our weakness and lack of trust and faith.
Read MoreThe bigger problem we have in our modern context is the fact that we trade time for money to fill each of these barns/accounts at the expense of developing meaningful and lasting relationships. Work, work, work takes the place of face to face conversations and long talks.
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