Luke 3:10 “What should we do then?” Never underestimate the significance of small acts of obedience. One response to God’s voice triggers a chain reaction that can change the world. In preparing the people for the coming Messiah, John the Baptist exhorted the crowd to repent and produce fruit in Continue Reading…
Matthew 20:16 “”So the last will be first, and the first will be last.” Underdogs have no greater champion than Jesus. If you don’t believe me, just look at Luke 18. Who did Jesus choose to illustrate the importance of persistent prayer? A vulnerable, helpless widow who was being treated Continue Reading…
Philippians 2:6-7 “who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men.” A person’s last words carry a hefty punch. I cared for my dad the final week of Continue Reading…
Luke 9:26 “Whoever is ashamed of me and my words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of them when he comes in his glory and in the glory of the Father and of the holy angels.” John the Baptist. Elijah. A prophet come back to life. A lot of false Continue Reading…
Luke 6:45 “for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.” I recently attended a Missions Conference at the college where I teach. I was especially struck by a phrase used by one of the speakers. He exhorted us to “turn up the volume” and live our faith Continue Reading…
Luke 7:38 “As she stood behind him at his feet weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears. Then she wiped them with her hair, kissed them and poured perfume on them.” I wonder what was running through the mind of that “sinful woman” who crashed Simon the Continue Reading…
Deuteronomy 7:22 “And the Lord your God will drive out those nations before you little by little….” We want change and we want it now! It’s a sentiment we’ve all experienced at one time or another. Whether in recovering from an illness, struggling in a relationship, or in how we Continue Reading…
Psalm 39:5 “…Each man’s life is but a breath.” As we stopped at the head of our driveway coming home from the hospital, my eyes welled with tears. It had been six days earlier, at 3:30 AM, when we raced out the lane headed for the Emergency Room. We had Continue Reading…
Deuteronomy 7:20 “Moreover, the Lord your God will send the hornet among them until even the survivors who hide from you have perished.” Hornets. They sting. No one likes them. Most people try to avoid them. Hornet hunting…not a favorite pastime of anyone. Yet, here we find these wicked wasps in the book Continue Reading…
James 1:14-16 “but each person is tempted when they are dragged away by their own evil desire and enticed. Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death. Don’t be deceived, my dear brothers and sisters.” “I’m not sure about God anymore.” Sadly, Continue Reading…