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“Blessed is the man… He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither.” Psalm 1 opens by describing the life we all desire: “Blessed is the man.” Being blessed means flourishing, staying rooted and steady, and living with vitality, fruitfulness, peace, and hope under God’s favor. It is a life that can endure hardship without losing its foundation, a life with strong roots that keeps growing…

Human beings are rarely short of opinions. It is common to hear, “You know, I was just thinking…” And often those thoughts get people into serious trouble. Sometimes people think too much when they should just be listening. This is most certainly not a new problem. Naaman (2 Kings 5.1-14) was a great man, highly valued by his master as a faithful servant and valiant military officer (verse 1), but he was afflicted with leprosy, an unsightly disease that would…

“At present, we do not yet see everything in subjection to him. But we see him… Christian hope does not begin by overlooking the real conditions of the present world. We see suffering, aging, grief, sickness, and death. We know Christ reigns, but we do not yet see everything subjected to Him. There is a tension between the present reign of Christ and what we presently see and experience in the world, but the gospel of hope teaches us to…