1 John 4:16 And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them. [NIVUK] What does it mean to know God loves us? Brennan Manning once said, “Did you know I loved you?” is the most Continue Reading…
Mark 1:14-15 Now after John was arrested, Jesus came into Galilee, proclaiming the gospel of God, and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.” I think we can make the gospel too complicated. My husband and I recently visited the Billy Graham Training Continue Reading…
Deuteronomy 6:5 You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. I’m afraid many in today’s culture are suffering from heart disease. Not atrial fibrillation or clogged arteries or endocarditis. I’m talking about our spiritual hearts. The first Continue Reading…
Proverbs 3:5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. “I just don’t believe anymore.” Those words reflect the mindset of many these days who describe themselves as “deconstructing” their faith. Simply stated, deconstructionism refers to the widespread movement of former Christians dismantling their faith, saying Continue Reading…
2 Thess. 2:15 So then, brothers, stand firm and hold to the traditions that you were taught by us, either by our spoken word or by our letter. I waved a tearful farewell as my daughter, son-in-law and two grandkids pulled out of the parking lot from our rented cottage. Continue Reading…
John 14:12 “Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes in me will also do the works that I do; and greater works than these will he do, because I am going to the Father.” In 1804 Thomas Jefferson started cutting and pasting all the passages in the Gospels he Continue Reading…
Joshua 1:7 “Only be strong and very courageous, being careful to do according to all the law that Moses my servant commanded you.” What does “courage” look like to you? Maybe you picture courage as Sam and Frodo fighting through unthinkable evil to throw the Ring into the fires of Continue Reading…
2 Corinthians 3:18 And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit. Most heresies contain a seed of truth. That’s what makes them Continue Reading…
Luke 12:1 “…Be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.” [NIV] Mary, Mary, quite contrary, how does your garden grow? How about you? How is your garden growing? Maybe it’s time to look at what kinds of seeds we’re sowing in our hearts. The funny Continue Reading…
Genesis 5:5;8;14;17;20;27;31 “…and then he died.” America’s first televised game show was titled “Truth or Consequences.” On the show contestants were given a few seconds to respond to some trivia question before Beulah the Buzzer sounded. if they failed to respond accurately, they had to face a consequence for “not Continue Reading…