Flawed but Blessed: How Boldly Can I Pray?
In the strangest scene of Jacob’s story, God appears and wrestles with him for hours. Despite God’s superior strength, “Jake the Snake” refuses to loosen his python grip until God blesses him. After decades of grabbing on to sin, Jacob finally grabs on to God. In the same way, we grip God in prayer, holding on to his promises until he blesses us.
God plays a long game
Try as we might, we can’t see into the future. We can guess, plot probabilities, and make predictions, but our ideas could be totally…
Christmas expectations
The incessant song reminds us: “It’s the most wonderful time of the year.” Is that true for you—or not? While we’d all love to…
About the Speaker
Pastor Jon Bauer
Jonathan Bauer serves as pastor at Good News Church, a mission church in Mt. Horeb, Wisconsin. He and his wife, Lindsay, have three children: Noah, Addison, and Corinne.