Throughout September and October at Concord, we'll be looking at the book of Nehemiah. As Nehemiah leads the Jewish exiles to rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, God is at work over His people as He promised in His Word...

1 Peter speaks to our times in particularly poignant ways. The believers whom Peter wrote to were a minority persecuted for their faith, described as exiles and foreigners in this world. Peter reminds them that they are precious and chosen by God, who secured their inheritance in a heavenly country. ...