Thomas VanderPloeg

At the end of Genesis we see an example of the vision Joseph embraces which kept his faith rooted in God; it is a vision which enables our faith today to remain rooted in God as well.

Some of the things that Christians identify as faith-goals are actually byproducts; the real faith-goal for Christian identity is much less complicated.

Sometimes we try so hard to make Christmas feel special that forget the ways in which Christmas is also ordinary; God did something special when Jesus was born at Christmas, but it came into an ordinary world in an ordinary way.

The prophet Micah gives us a glimpse into the renewed world which follows the coming of God’s Messiah; it is a glimpse that helps give direction for us today.

God’s gift given to his people has an expected result; the prophet Micah tells us that sometimes our expectations need to align with the gift God gives.