The tragedy that individuals and families, even societies, communities, and nations are facing is the absence of a moral frame of reference.

Dr. Tony Evans says when we follow God's direction, we find stability no matter what's going on around us.

God has called us as Christians to receive instructions from above

that we might live successfully here below. This is the alternative broadcast featuring the

timeless biblical teachings from the archives of Dr. Tony Evans. As Nehemiah's story draws to a close, he offers one final word, an appeal for God to remember

his faithful service. Today, Dr. Evans unpacks that heartfelt request and challenges us to embrace

an attitude of investing our resources in ways that carry an eternal impact. It's a powerful reminder that finishing well

isn't just about endurance. It's about stewardship with purpose. Let's listen. We live in a world

in crisis and in chaos, and increasingly so. Our culture has wrestled with problems year after year

that it only sweeps under the rug and cannot ultimately

address.

And what's even worse is that some of those problems

are as much in the church as they are in the society.

The tragedy that individuals and families and churches,

and yes, even societies, communities, and nations

are facing is the absence of a moral frame of reference

applied by the people of God to address the chaos of the environments in which they live.

And no matter what else you do, at best you can fix the symptom.

You can never eradicate the cause.

Our concern during the book of Nehemiah has been rebuilding our community from the inside out.

That is, rather than merely looking at external things that are symptomatic, we have been

looking at causal things that are the fundamental issues for why their broken lives, broken homes,

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