Have you ever worried that you don’t have enough faith? It is a tormenting thought, because there always feels like there is a loophole to things working out. This would be true if things depended upon you. Happily, everything is not only finished, but manifests because of the mastery of Christ, not you! Christ is the Author and Finisher of faith. He is the One Who fills in the gaps. You can rest! Join me for this empowering, freedom-filled message!

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Have you ever worried that you don’t have enough faith? It is a tormenting thought, because there always feels like there is a loophole to things working out. This would be true if things depended upon you. Happily, everything is not only finished, but manifests because of the mastery of Christ, not you! Christ is the Author and Finisher of faith. He is the One Who fills in the gaps. You can rest! Join me for this empowering, freedom-filled message!

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The Scriptures are an essential aspect of the Christian faith. But we have often equated them with the living Word Himself, even elevating them above the One to whom they point. In doing so, we have distorted their central message—and our view of God. Tragically, this has caused multitudes of people unnecessary doubt, confusion, and pain in their encounters with the Scriptures.

Many people understand God as being truly loving and good. Yet, they struggle with depictions of God in Scripture as wrathful, violent, and genocidal. These “toxic texts” have caused some to set aside their Bibles as R-rated and unreliable. They have led others to completely reject their faith.

Author and theologian Bradley Jersak has wrestled deeply with such passages over many years. He has experienced the same questions, doubt, and pain. In A More Christlike Word, he offers a clarifying and freeing path forward. Whether readers consider themselves believers, doubters, or skeptics, all are invited to a more beautiful and ancient way of reading the Scriptures. Bradley calls this path the “Emmaus Way” because it demonstrates how Jesus regarded all Scripture as fulfilled in himself, the final Word of God who reveals the true nature of the Father.

After deconstructing the modern biblicist/literalist approaches to Scripture interpretation that have failed us, Brad turns to the early church for a hermeneutic of prefigurement, treating the Bible as the grand narrative of redemption, told through a polyphony of voices and worldviews, culminating in the arrival of Christ as the eternal Word of God—what God has to say about himself.

Join Bradley Jersak and myself as we discuss this joyful, restorative topic!

Bradley Jersak, a prairie boy, migrated west to marry Eden (1986). Brad served as a pastor and church planter for twenty years, where he developed a heart for restorative justice for people with disabilities, addictions and economic disadvantages. In 2009, Brad began Ph.D. studies in political theology at Bangor University (Wales). After graduating, he was invited to teach at Westminster Theological Centre (UK), then at SSU and IRPJ, eventually becoming Dean of the Theology & Culture program.

He has authored numerous books, including, “Her Gates Will Never be Shut”, “A More Christlike God…”, “A More Christlike Way….”“The Pastor”. His newest, “A More Christlike Word: Reading Scripture the Emmaus Way” is hot off the presses!

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The Scriptures are an essential aspect of the Christian faith. But we have often equated them with the living Word Himself, even elevating them above the One to whom they point. In doing so, we have distorted their central message—and our view of God. Tragically, this has caused multitudes of people unnecessary doubt, confusion, and pain in their encounters with the Scriptures.

Many people understand God as being truly loving and good. Yet, they struggle with depictions of God in Scripture as wrathful, violent, and genocidal. These “toxic texts” have caused some to set aside their Bibles as R-rated and unreliable. They have led others to completely reject their faith.

Author and theologian Bradley Jersak has wrestled deeply with such passages over many years. He has experienced the same questions, doubt, and pain. In A More Christlike Word, he offers a clarifying and freeing path forward. Whether readers consider themselves believers, doubters, or skeptics, all are invited to a more beautiful and ancient way of reading the Scriptures. Bradley calls this path the “Emmaus Way” because it demonstrates how Jesus regarded all Scripture as fulfilled in himself, the final Word of God who reveals the true nature of the Father.

After deconstructing the modern biblicist/literalist approaches to Scripture interpretation that have failed us, Brad turns to the early church for a hermeneutic of prefigurement, treating the Bible as the grand narrative of redemption, told through a polyphony of voices and worldviews, culminating in the arrival of Christ as the eternal Word of God—what God has to say about himself.

Join Bradley Jersak and myself as we discuss this joyful, restorative topic!

Bradley Jersak, a prairie boy, migrated west to marry Eden (1986). Brad served as a pastor and church planter for twenty years, where he developed a heart for restorative justice for people with disabilities, addictions and economic disadvantages. In 2009, Brad began Ph.D. studies in political theology at Bangor University (Wales). After graduating, he was invited to teach at Westminster Theological Centre (UK), then at SSU and IRPJ, eventually becoming Dean of the Theology & Culture program.

He has authored numerous books, including, “Her Gates Will Never be Shut”, “A More Christlike God…”, “A More Christlike Way….”“The Pastor”. His newest, “A More Christlike Word: Reading Scripture the Emmaus Way” is hot off the presses!

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We were made for relationship. That is why we are in the most pain when relationships go south. Our rights matter, but a culture where demanding our rights seems to be the only thing that is right, asserting our rights can trample others’ rights and relationships can be devastated. We divide and feel justified in our division, and we end up embittered and alone. Boundaries are helpful here, but we need to understand them rightly, so that they are healthy, powerful, and life-giving. Moreover, God says we are to love, but how are we love as God loves without becoming doormats? Join me for this empowering, enlightening message!

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We were made for relationship. That is why we are in the most pain when relationships go south. Our rights matter, but a culture where demanding our rights seems to be the only thing that is right, asserting our rights can trample others’ rights and relationships can be devastated. We divide and feel justified in our division, and we end up embittered and alone. Boundaries are helpful here, but we need to understand them rightly, so that they are healthy, powerful, and life-giving. Moreover, God says we are to love, but how are we love as God loves without becoming doormats? Join me for this empowering, enlightening message!

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If I hear one cry repeatedly is the cry to experience God’s love. The need to be loved is universal and so foundational that we allow people to “love us” in toxic ways, if healthy ways are not present. It is one thing to talk about God’s love, write about God’s love, and preach about God’s love. It is quite another to genuinely experience God’s love. When we do, it is impossible to leave the encounter the same way we entered into it. We are simply transformed because we are seeing and experiencing Him as He really is. Join me as I unpack some of the hindrances we have to experience God’s love and how to overcome them.

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FREE chapter from “Marked by Love”: https://markedbylovebook.com/free-chapter/

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If I hear one cry repeatedly is the cry to experience God’s love. The need to be loved is universal and so foundational that we allow people to “love us” in toxic ways, if healthy ways are not present. It is one thing to talk about God’s love, write about God’s love, and preach about God’s love. It is quite another to genuinely experience God’s love. When we do, it is impossible to leave the encounter the same way we entered into it. We are simply transformed because we are seeing and experiencing Him as He really is. Join me as I unpack some of the hindrances we have to experience God’s love and how to overcome them.

FREE complete “How to Hear God” book: https://bit.ly/3cTNb49

FREE chapter from “Marked by Love”: https://markedbylovebook.com/free-chapter/

Go to website for additional resources, including my FREE mini-book, “Rare and Beautiful Treasures”, and a FREE Activation for your spiritual senses on Video/audio: https://catherinetoon.com

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Facebook: @CatherineToonMD

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God loves honest questions. Sometimes those questions can come out as accusations toward God in the places that God doesn’t look like a God of Love. Often the times of greatest trial are the times that can be turned into the greatest upgrades. Beauty for ashes is real, but during the ash phase, the hopelessness of ashes can be all you see. How do we hold onto our faith, while it is being rocked? What do we do when God does not make sense? Join me as I share to help in your trial.

FREE complete “How to Hear God” book: https://bit.ly/3cTNb49

FREE chapter from “Marked by Love”: https://markedbylovebook.com/free-chapter/

Go to website for additional resources, including my FREE mini-book, “Rare and Beautiful Treasures”, and a FREE Activation for your spiritual senses on Video/audio: https://catherinetoon.com

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Facebook: @CatherineToonMD

Instagram: @catherinetoon

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God loves honest questions. Sometimes those questions can come out as accusations toward God in the places that God doesn’t look like a God of Love. Often the times of greatest trial are the times that can be turned into the greatest upgrades. Beauty for ashes is real, but during the ash phase, the hopelessness of ashes can be all you see. How do we hold onto our faith, while it is being rocked? What do we do when God does not make sense? Join me as I share to help in your trial.

FREE complete “How to Hear God” book: https://bit.ly/3cTNb49

FREE chapter from “Marked by Love”: https://markedbylovebook.com/free-chapter/

Go to website for additional resources, including my FREE mini-book, “Rare and Beautiful Treasures”, and a FREE Activation for your spiritual senses on Video/audio: https://catherinetoon.com

Social Media Handles:

Facebook: @CatherineToonMD

Instagram: @catherinetoon

LinkedIn: @CatherineToon

Twitter: @CatherineToonMD

YouTube: @CatherineToon, MD

Pinterest: @catherinetoonmd