“Changing Signs of Truth,” by Crystal Downing

Stories sweep us up and out, stories help our hearts and minds to focus. When we are thoroughly in the "now" of a story, we long to risk the next step, to write the next chapter, and follow where this story is going to take us.

Gospel of John: Sanctuary

Jesus prayed that God would now sanctify every believer, and believers all together, setting apart Godโ€™s people, literally making the people of God the Lordโ€™s sacred place in which Godโ€™s glory dwells and where God is worshiped.

Acts Wednesday: Chapter 15, Unity

God was creating a new humanity โ€“ He was expanding the parameters of His chosen people to include all those who put their faith in Jesus. They would die with Christ and be born to new life, as a new person, a part of a new race of people who were all deeply connected to each other as brothers and sisters, beloved children of God.