Photo by Bogdan R. Anton on Pexels.com 1 Peter 3:15 New International Version (NIV) But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect For Meditation The story is told … Continue reading How Hopeful are You?
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Anxious Entering 2025?
Anxious Entering 2025 Judges 7:9-11 New International Version (NIV) If you are afraid to attack, go down to the camp … and listen to what they are saying … [and] be encouraged.” For Meditation In all scripture, I have seen no one with whom God dealt so tenderly as Gideon. The man was afraid, had zero … Continue reading Anxious Entering 2025?
When Something Gives Way…
Photo by Irina Iriser on Pexels.com 1 Samuel 29:9 New International Version Achish answered, “I know that you have been as pleasing in my eyes as an angel of God; nevertheless, the Philistine commanders have said, ‘He must not go up with us into battle.’ For Meditation What was David thinking when he marched with Achish into … Continue reading When Something Gives Way…
Grace Incarnate
Photo by The Vegan Monster on Pexels.com Titus 2:11-14 New International Version For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people. . For Encouragement Christmas is all about the birth of Christ, and Christ is the embodiment of the grace of God. From Eden through biblical history to the unprecedented event of the Bethlehem … Continue reading Grace Incarnate
Unstoppable Grace
Genesis 41:40 New King James Version (NKJV) You shall be over my house, and all my people shall be ruled according to your word; only in regard to the throne will I be greater than you.” For Meditation Those who heard these words from Pharaoh to Joseph heard only one part of his story—his exaltation in … Continue reading Unstoppable Grace
The Mystery of the Incarnation
Photo by Summer Stock on Pexels.com Hebrews 2:14-15 New International Version Since the children have flesh and blood, he too shared in their humanity so that by his death he might break the power of him who holds the power of death—that is, the devil—and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of … Continue reading The Mystery of the Incarnation
The Christmas Panorama
Photo by Kat Smith on Pexels.com Luke 2:11 New International Version Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. For Meditation Like the sun that clears the morning fog, the historical context of a story lifts the veil that shades it. Context clears the reader’s vision … Continue reading The Christmas Panorama
Audacious Determination
Photo by u0410u043du043du0430 u0420u044bu0436u043au043eu0432u0430 on Pexels.com Joshua 14:12 New International Version (NIV) Now give me this hill country that the Lord promised me that day … the Anakites were there and their cities were large and fortified, but, the Lord helping me, I will drive them out just as he said. For Encouragement Faith, commitment, and determination distinguish the extraordinary Christian from the ordinary. … Continue reading Audacious Determination
Are You Ready?
Matthew 25:6 New International Version (NIV) “At midnight the cry rang out: ‘Here’s the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!’ For Meditation The Parable of the Ten Virgins reminds me of the inscription on the commercial vehicle my late cousin drove when I was growing up: Are You Ready? It was so catchy it became … Continue reading Are You Ready?
Through the Eyes of the Spirit 