Jason Soroski

Anna is the only woman in the New Testament to be referred to as a prophetess. This woman of faith, who served the Lord and his people, recognized Jesus as the savior of the world the first time he entered the temple – the temple he would one day replace as he became the redemption for our sins, and our means to know God.

There are other versions that are worthy of attention, but these five are universally considered great for several reasons. First, they are all translated by respected and diverse groups of theologians. Second, they all stay fairly close to one another in attempting to give the best meaning to what the Scripture has to tell us today.

My tendency to be angry at people I love most and people who happen to be sharing the road with me is not righteous. This is certainly a sinful habit, and it is within my ability and God’s grace to reel those emotions in. I have also learned over the years that this kind of sinful anger tends to dissipate quickly when my heart is focused on the Holy Spirit. So where is the line? Where does anger become sin? Is our righteous anger the same as God’s?

We are all called to send and be sent, each of us. Through our prayers and resources, we support those who are vocationally sharing the gospel, and in our personal circles, we share the gospel as we have opportunity. A life devoted to sending and being sent is a joyful life as we watch God move in ways we could have never have planned or imagined on our own.

Our freedom in Christ springs from the fact that God's grace is free, His justification is final, and His redemption is complete.

The often hokey attempts at entertaining the kids they were trying to keep around was not what kept me in the church. It was truth, community, and more than anything, a purpose and call to God’s Kingdom. 

So, if God already knows our needs, is it okay to pray for something like a pet? How about a sports game? Or praying for clear traffic on the way to work? The answer is an absolute, resounding yes!

The Bible is filled with beautiful language, and these words have the ability to point us to the truth and provide a path to live life to the fullest. Yet there are many words that can be confusing to the average reader. Understanding a little more about these 10 words will undoubtedly unlock deeper meaning as we seek to listen to God’s Word.

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To some, he is a great teacher with good moral ideas. To others, he is an interesting myth. There are even some who fail to believe, contrary to all evidence, that he ever existed at all. To believers, he is the very Son of God.

In these moments of deep pain, Joseph never ceased to give God the glory for his ability to interpret dreams. As we endure all kinds of pain in this world, let us remember that God continues to work in ways that we may or may not ever see, and let us continue to give him the glory for who he is.

It is clear that fathers have a role to set the tone for Godliness in our homes. When fathers tell their kids how much better we were at their age, compare them to others unfairly, demand compliance to unfair expectations, expect them to act differently in church than at home, or speak to them in anger and not humility, we set a dangerous precedent that does not represent Christ or his love for them.

It is an easy trap to fall into, and we are all just a social post away from it ourselves. Yet the Bible clearly teaches that we are not to seek attention, applause, or anything that might puff us up, but rather we are to live by faithfulness to God and one another.

The truth is, we all like to talk, and as humans we can figure out how to say things to create a certain impression. At least we can for a while. But eventually, who we really are and what we really believe will be evidenced by the things we say and how we say them.

As we celebrate the Resurrection this year, let us remember that Jesus is not a storybook figure from a long-ago “Bible land,” but rather a risen King who is present, active, and interceding on our behalf every moment of every day.