Hebrews 3:3 New International Version (NIV) Jesus has been found worthy of greater honor than Moses, just as the builder of a house has greater honor than the house itself. For Meditation As a retired pastor, I see a lot of missteps pastors take, which leads them down the slippery road of pride and lofty living. … Continue reading Let’s Get Off His Seat
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A Page From Job’s Diary
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Job 5:6-8 New Living Translation (NLT) If I were you, I would go to God and present my case to him. For Meditation “If I were you...” Well, that is why you are not me, my friend. So, don’t presume on my guilt, you of limited knowledge. Why don’t you be … Continue reading A Page From Job’s Diary
A Refreshing Cup of Water
Philippians 2:21-22 New International Version (NIV) For everyone looks out for their own interests, not those of Jesus Christ. But you know that Timothy has proved himself, because as a son with his father he has served with me in the work of the gospel. For meditation In my brief life as a pastor, many people have touched … Continue reading A Refreshing Cup of Water
A Day of Remembrance and Blessings
Photo by Brett Sayles on Pexels.com Genesis 8:1 New International Version (NIV) But God remembered Noah and all the wild animals and the livestock that were with him in the ark, and he sent a wind over the earth, and the waters receded. For meditation The Bible has stories about how God remembered some people at critical … Continue reading A Day of Remembrance and Blessings
Destitute in the Things of God
Photo by Julia Volk on Pexels.com Luke 12:18-19 King James Version And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods.And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take … Continue reading Destitute in the Things of God
At Your Word
Photo by Szelei Robert on Pexels.com Luke 5:5 New International Version Simon answered, “Master, we’ve worked hard all night and haven’t caught anything. But because you say so, I will let down the nets.” For Meditation Is that not our Christian credo—how we have to live with Jesus? “Master, we’ve worked hard all night and haven’t caught … Continue reading At Your Word
The True Report to Give
Matthew 28:13 New International Version (NIV) You are to say, ‘His disciples came during the night and stole him away while we were asleep.’ For Meditation Their job was simple—to secure the tomb where they laid Jesus to rest in death. I have been there before. Left alone in a remote location to keep watch … Continue reading The True Report to Give
Victory In Gethsemane
Photo by Mattia Verga on Pexels.com Mark 14:34 New International Version “My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death,” he said to them. “Stay here and keep watch.” For Meditation He went to pray in the last hours of His life on earth with His three best friends. They had been with Him all … Continue reading Victory In Gethsemane
Dealing with Our Hurts
John 20:25 New Living Translation They told him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he replied, “I won’t believe it unless I see the nail wounds in his hands, put my fingers into them, and place my hand into the wound in his side.” For Encouragement A dedicated disciple, Thomas was a keen but careful … Continue reading Dealing with Our Hurts
Through the Eyes of the Spirit 