Clara Litzsinger: The God Who Sees Me

Clara Litzsinger: The God Who Sees Me

If I ever got a tattoo it would say “El Roi.” In an intimately beautiful moment of Scripture, we see Hagar enter into a personal relationship with God: “She gave this name to the Lord who spoke to her: El Roi [You are the One who sees me].” (Genesis 16:13). Hagar was...
Dave Shive: Part I, Blessing

Dave Shive: Part I, Blessing

At the spring 2023 NextGen Gathering, we will wrestle with a familiar term: “blessing.” This word is so common that it shouldn’t require much commentary. And yet, as is often the case, we may only have a vague idea of the precise meaning of terms employed in daily...
Angela Zimmerman: A Promise With A Purpose

Angela Zimmerman: A Promise With A Purpose

In our last post, we hit an amazing crescendo, an intensity of God’s covenant to Abram and generations of faithful followers that involved a faith and a promise. In our final post in this series, we’re going to take a look at the implications of God’s promise, and how...