When we’re struggling, what do we really need? In these concluding words from Romans 8, a high-water mark in the entire Bible, Paul shares words that can lift us and lead through even the most challenging of circumstances.
How do we change? What do we do with competing desires within us? Here we’ll consider different paradigms for spiritual growth and what a healthy and hopeful way forward might be.
With this mysterious story, our series reaches its dramatic climax. Jacob’s wrestling with God encapsulates his life and signals his transformation. It also helps us appreciate how we can grow into healthier versions of ourselves.
Is faith supposed to come naturally to us? Why does it often feel like it’s such a struggle? How can the life of faith, however difficult it proves to be, help us flourish? We’ll explore these questions in this introduction to our fall series “Wrestling With God.”