Isaiah 40:1-11

We're not built to resist the passage of time, any more than the grass and flowers in a meadow are. Patrick Odum reminds us that everything changes, but what matters and what lasts is tied to our Father in Heaven.

"Our knowledge of Christ is somewhat like climbing one of our Welsh mountains. When you are at the base you see but little: the mountain itself appears..."

"We anticipate the happy day when the whole world shall be converted to Christ; when the gods of the heathen shall be cast to the moles and the bats;....."

"Who is he of whom such gracious words are spoken? He is THE GOOD SHEPHERD. Why doth he carry the lambs in his bosom? Because He hath a tender heart,....."

"Each believer should be thirsting for God, for the living God, and longing to climb the hill of the Lord, and see him face to face. We ought not to..."

"Our good Shepherd has in his flock a variety of experiences, some are strong in the Lord, and others are weak in faith, but he is impartial in his..."

Flowers fade but the word of God endures forever. - Isaiah 40:8

When is reading more than just reading? Reading the story of a lost sheep with his son allows a father to really hear what is in his sons heart and how he is his sons shepherd.

What is a shepherd's real goal in leading God's flock? Phil Ware talks about Nathan's rebuke of David using a shepherding story, the use of shepherd imagery to describe God, and the call of God's leaders to be shepherds to the people of God.

How an old journey and a brief meal can help us reshape ourselves... and our world. Ann Voskamp looks at our ravaged world this summer and uses the image of a ravaged countryside to help us remember the power of sharing scars with the one who bears our sin in his scars.

How do you know you can trust the promises of Jesus? Phil Ware talks about the promises of Jesus and how we know we can trust them: because he kept the hard and painful promises to die for us.

Just how long is forever? When people talk about forever, it doesn't mean an eternity. But when God talks about forever, it means time without end.

'Prepare Him room': Inviting Jesus to reign in our hearts is how the strange beginning of the Gospel of Mark fits into the Advent season. Phil Ware shares how Mark's gospel, which doesn't even mention the birth of Jesus, fits into the Advent season.

What do we do with the dry patches in our lives? How do we handle the depression and spiritual dryness in our lives?