The season of Advent, with its slowness and simplicity, calls us to a radical action of stepping away from the noise so that we can be attentive to a deeper voice. We turn away from the jingles so that we can hear the words of the of one who created us and comes to us in love and grace.
Incarnation
Beyond Pass or Fail.
In the life of faith, we sometimes use the language of “testing” to describe God’s interactions in our lives. We might even say something like “God’s not troubling you, He’s testing you”, to describe life’s difficulties. But have you every wondered what we mean when we talk about God testing us? Is God the heavenly equivalent to a disgruntled driving instructor?
Jeff Probst is not God
A friend once asked me where God was during his turmoil. He was going through a large upheaval in his life; he couldn’t see anything beyond the obstacles he faced. He felt physically, emotionally, and spiritually exhausted. “Is God even near me in all of this?” he grieved. “No.” I responded.
Reverend Kyle Norman 