Our Spring 2008 Tuesday Night series is Ground to Stand On, based on the letter to the Hebrews. As I study the spiritual climate of the time this letter was written, I am struck by certain similarities to our own time and culture. 

I'm not interested in fighting society, and I have no desire to promote a defensive faith. I don't want to spend a semester talking about the right way to argue, or how we can shelter ourselves from the world around us. I hope by studying Hebrews, that we can find some clarity and purpose in our confusing times. Often, it seems like we're drowning, or at least lost at sea.  Lost in a sea of theological confusion, of postmodern emptiness, of selfishness, and of boredom. 

The letter to the Hebrews was written to the followers of Jesus scattered across the world.  It was a letter to remind them that Jesus of Nazareth is God's promised messiah.  That Jesus' way is supreme, that authority is clear, that faith is possible and powerful.  I want us to be encouraged this semester that truth exists, that we have ground to stand on.