Hope and Healing - A Sermon on Romans 8 28
If you've ever sat through a sermon on romans 8 28, you know how often people reach for this verse when life starts falling apart. It's the "break glass in case of emergency" scripture. When someone loses a job, gets a scary diagnosis, or is just dealing with the general messiness of being human, this is the verse that usually gets cross-stitched onto a pillow or posted on a Facebook wall. But if we're being honest, sometimes hearing "everything works together for good" can feel a bit like a slap in the face if you're currently standing in the middle of a literal or metaphorical fire. ...