Shadows of things to come Hebrews 10:1 The old system under the law of Moses was only a shadow, a dim preview of the good things to come, not the good things themselves. The sacrifices under that system were repeated again and again, year after year, but they were never able to provide perfect cleansing for those who came to worship.Deuteronomy 18: 17 “Then the Lord said to me, ‘What they have sai...  Read More

“What have you done?”  Genesis 3:8 When the cool evening breezes were blowing, the man[a] and his wife heard the Lord God walking about in the garden. So they hid from the Lord God among the trees. 9 Then the Lord God called to the man, “Where are you?”10 He replied, “I heard you walking in the garden, so I hid. I was afraid because I was naked.”11 “Who told you that you were naked?” the Lord God ...  Read More

Even though He knew the risk  Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 The earth was formless and empty, and darkness covered the deep waters. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters. 3 Then God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light…26 Then God said, “Let us make human beings in our image, to be like us. They will reign over the fish...  Read More

A Plan Before the Foundations of the World  Ephesians 1: 3 All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ. 4 Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes. 5 God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringin...  Read More

It’s that time of year again, a time of gathering together as families and friends and communities to celebrate Christmas.  To us, in our Crosswalk communities of faith, that means taking time to reflect on the incredible story of a God who loved us so much that He didn’t abandon us to suffer the consequences of our own choices; rather, He came down to rescue us and offer a better end to our story...  Read More

After the resurrection, who are some of the people you can’t wait to be reunited with?...  Read More