Posts by The_Embassy

God’s “good” is not specific to the individual as much as it is tied to that which benefits the corporate body. God’s “good” is about conforming us to the image of Christ. That is our greatest good. Our greatest good is that which most glorifies God and promotes worship of his holy name among the nations. God’s greatest good for us is leveraging our lives for the purpose of redemption. Yes, that is right, leveraging our lives. We are the servants, he is the master. Sometimes “good” is nailing you to the cross for the good of others in God’s redemptive kingdom plan.

I read an interesting research study that looked at the actions we can take to create the emotion of happiness. You might think at the top of the list would be going on vacation or receiving a gift of some kind. But the study showed that “the emotion of happiness is really a sense that comes when you are helpful, when your purpose is tied to helping someone else.” In other words, we are the happiest and the healthiest when we are loving and serving other people.

In this short talk, Sarah Zylstra—co-author (with Collin Hansen) of the new book Gospelbound: Living with Resolute Hope in an Anxious Age—talks about some of the reasons anxiety is on the rise. She explains how Christians can find peace in two seemingly contradictory ways: by thinking big, and by thinking small.