Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit. – Galatians 5:25 Once upon a time, there was a garden. It was bountiful and beautiful, with lush green trees and a riot of colorful fruits and flowers. The days were warm but not hot and sunlight Read more
“This, then, is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not Read more
I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse you from all your impurities and from all your idols. I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give Read more
And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.” — Hebrews 10:24-25 (ESV) Summer is nearly here. Vacations Read more
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. – Hebrews 12:1 NIV When my son was young, I brought him Read more
“Judge not, that you be not judged.” That’s a saying from Jesus that I’m pretty sure you’ve heard. And Jesus told us exactly what he had in mind. It was about people judging others for their piety. He told a parable to explain it. Two men go up into the temple in Jerusalem to pray, a Read more
“And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.” — Hebrews 10:24-25 (ESV) SUMMARY – Many Christians today Read more
Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. The tempter came to him and said, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.” Jesus answered, “It is Read more
Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life. – Proverbs 13:12 They asked each other, “Were not our hearts burning within us while he talked with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?” – Luke 24:32 The two men walked Read more
It was a dark & gloomy day for the disciples and other followers of Jesus. They had seen Him mocked, spat upon, beaten, and then crucified. All hope was gone, as far as they were concerned. He was their Light, but the light had been snuffed out by the hated Read more