This is our deepest poverty—a broken relationship with God. God created the world and called it good. He created people in his image, breathed his Spirit into us, and called us good. He is our first and deepest relationship. But the Bible tells us that we chose independence over relationship, and through our disobedience, we brought brokenness and pain into the world. But the good news is, reconciliation with God is possible. Through Jesus, we can overcome spiritual poverty.
This is our deepest poverty—a broken relationship with God. Explore reconciliation, poverty theology, and the church.
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Gerald became a believer before he was sent to prison. But now that he’s incarcerated, he has found purpose in guiding other prisoners to Christ. [ read more ]
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Sometimes when things don’t go the way we plan, we give each other consolation prizes of words. [ read more ]
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The purpose of the Gospel is to bring Shalom – a Hebrew word that we translate as ‘peace’. [ read more ]
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We can look like everything’s fine on the outside but if our roots are shallow or there’s something blocking us receiving all that God has for us. [ read more ]
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This devotional guide can be for your own personal use, in a small group setting, you can read it with a friend or spouse, or prepare a team for a [ read more ]
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A few weeks ago I may have received a message from God. I say “may have” because I would never want to put words into the mouth of God. [ read more ]
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The question is the same, differing only in the example of suffering weighing on the person’s mind: “Why does God allow suffering?” [ read more ]
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It wasn't until he got to prison that Norm learned what faith is all about. In the process, he started to forgive others — and himself. [ read more ]
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Picture your typical Sunday morning church service: pews neatly filled with people, the order of announcements, worship, and speaking all falling into [ read more ]
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Meet this precious young girl with Apert syndrome changing perspectives on physical difference. [ read more ]
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Cas found peace in prison when she leaned on God, and not on her own understanding. [ read more ]
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What is “the good life”? [ read more ]
