by Greg Dietrich | Jun 30, 2020 | Apply, Gospel
On Sunday we looked at the future of Israel, God’s sovereign mercy, and the humble response of faith. We explored Paul’s expectation of a dramatic turning of ethnic Israel toward Christ after the full number of Gentiles have been grafted in. Accordingly, Paul expects...
by Greg Dietrich | Jun 23, 2020 | Apply, Gospel
On Sunday we saw how Paul is doing three things in this passage. First, he plays defense attorney for God and his word, pointing out how God’s word has not failed. Second, he plays prosecuting attorney, pointing out that if you don’t embrace God’s invitation in the...
by Greg Dietrich | Jun 16, 2020 | Apply, Gospel
On Sunday Eric looked back into Romans 10 for guidance in the midst of the tension our country is experiencing. He pointed us to the non-discriminating heart of God. In light of God’s heart expressed in the gospel, we see that racism is a sin against God and God’s...
by Greg Dietrich | Jun 15, 2020 | Sweet Mercies
Summer is here and so are Summer Book Clubs! We’d love for you to join us at one of these this year. Don’t fret if your schedule doesn’t allow you to make all of the meetings; come when you can. We are keeping the group sizes smaller this year to enable social...
by Greg Dietrich | Jun 14, 2020 | Gospel, Thoughts and Reflections
This image has been constantly before us: a white police officer kneeling on a black man’s neck, while a small crowd gathers to bear witness. Now we know the white officer’s name, as well as the name of the black man passing out on the ground. Now we know that the...