God with Us
December 2023 Issue
About the author — Joe Huizenga
Joe Huizenga serves as pastor and executive director of Roseland Christian Ministries in Chicago, Illinois. He and his wife, Cate, have four children.
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Hidden Treasure
Joe Huizenga
Matthew 13:44-46
“The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then...Read →
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Communion
Joe Huizenga
2 Corinthians 13:11-14
May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with...Read →
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Walk With Us, Lord
Joe Huizenga
2 Corinthians 6:16-18
We are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will live with them and walk among them, and...Read →
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We Never Know
Joe Huizenga
Acts 8:26-39
The Spirit told Phillip, “Go to that chariot and stay near it.”Read →
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A Text at Midnight
Joe Huizenga
Luke 11:5-13
“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.”Read →
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Roll the Window Down
Joe Huizenga
Matthew 25:31-46
“When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you?”Read →
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Mikron
Joe Huizenga
Matthew 18:1-10
“See that you do not despise one of these little ones. . . .”Read →
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Where Would I Be?
Joe Huizenga
Psalm 124:1-8
If the Lord had not been on our side . . . if the Lord had not been on our side. . . .Read →
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General Revelation and Awe
Joe Huizenga
Psalm 19:1-14
The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.Read →
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Bone Carriers
Joe Huizenga
Exodus 13:17-22
Moses took the bones of Joseph with him because Joseph had made the Israelites swear an oath.Read →
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The God Who Cries
Joe Huizenga
Luke 19:28-44
As [Jesus] approached Jerusalem and saw the city, he wept over it.Read →
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Tethers of Freedom
Joe Huizenga
Galatians 5:1-26
It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by...Read →
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Unusual Kindness
Joe Huizenga
Acts 27:39-28:2
The islanders showed us unusual kindness. They built a fire and welcomed us all because it was raining and cold.Read →
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Can We Pray and Learn Together?
Joe Huizenga
Hebrews 13:1-3
Continue to remember those in prison as if you were together with them in prison, and those who are mistreated as if...Read →
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Crying on the Couch
Joe Huizenga
2 Corinthians 12:9-10
“My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.”Read →
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Still
Joe Huizenga
Psalm 46:10-11
“Be still, and know that I am God.”Read →
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Kintsugi
Joe Huizenga
Psalm 31:9-16
I am forgotten as though I were dead; I have become like broken pottery. . . . But I trust in you...Read →
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When God Shows Up
Joe Huizenga
Exodus 3:1-14
“Do not come any closer,” God said. “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.”Read →
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Image of God
Joe Huizenga
Genesis 1:20-31
God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them, male and female he created them.Read →
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Retreat or Refuge?
Joe Huizenga
Psalm 46:1-6
God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.Read →
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But Are You Working?
Joe Huizenga
Ephesians 2:4-10
For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not...Read →
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One Phone Call
Joe Huizenga
Isaiah 43:1-2
“I have summoned you by name. You are mine.”Read →
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Wisdom From Heaven
Joe Huizenga
James 3:13-18
The wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial...Read →
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Bob the Barber
Joe Huizenga
2 Corinthians 4:13-18
The grace that is reaching more and more people may cause thanksgiving to overflow to the glory of God.Read →
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What’s Your Song?
Joe Huizenga
Luke 1:39-56
Mary said: “My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior. . . .”Read →
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Growing Up
Joe Huizenga
1 Corinthians 13:1-13
When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I...Read →
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Rev. Rick’s Laugh
Joe Huizenga
Proverbs 17:1-28
A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.Read →
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Tough Minds and Tender Hearts
Joe Huizenga
Matthew 10:16-20
“I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.”Read →
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Kerith Ravine
Joe Huizenga
1 Kings 17:2-6
He went to the Kerith Ravine. . . . The ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning and . ...Read →
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Good Character
Joe Huizenga
Philippians 2:1-11
Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves. . . .Read →
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