Melissa Collins

Ekev & Re’eh — Deuteronomy 7:12–16:17 I have to start this week a little differently, because something happened before I ever really sat down to study these portions. I was already living them. These last couple of weeks, and especially this past week, Scripture from Ekev and Re’eh has just kept showing up in my life. We have quoted these passages in ordinary conversations in my house. I have talked about them with Dylan. I have been encouraged by them. I have been convicted by them. I have...

And as I studied Bamidbar this week, I could not shake the feeling that this ancient picture is more relevant today than ever before. God counted His people. God positioned His people. God gave each tribe a unique assignment. And most importantly, God placed His presence at the center. That pattern has never changed. God is still counting His people. He is still positioning His people. He is still assigning gifts and responsibilities. And He is still calling us to keep His presence at the...

One year ago, many of us gathered to pray for what we called “An American Sabbath.” At the time, it felt like a bold prayer—perhaps even an impossible one. We asked God to turn the heart of this nation back to Him. We prayed that America would remember the Sabbath and honor the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. And this week, on the eve of Shabbat 250, the President of the United States publicly called our nation to honor the Sabbath and rededicate ourselves to God and biblical values. Who...