Ephesians 5:1 “Be imitators of God, therefore, as dearly loved children” Fair or not fair, the most common excuse given for not becoming a Christian involves hypocrisy in the church. I was in Barnes & Noble the other day and struck up a conversation with a retired black man. He Continue Reading…
Ephesians 5:2: “and live a life of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.” The battles that really count in life are the ones raged in the soul. Whether those battles are won or lost pivots upon Continue Reading…
Luke 10:29 “And who is my neighbor?” Oh no! We were ten miles away from the Allentown airport when the battery light on the car started to flash. We literally coasted into a gas station directly across from the airport before it died completely. My husband offered to pay a Continue Reading…
2 Corinthians 12:9-10: “…Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecution, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.” The Continue Reading…
Ephesians 6:18 “And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests.” We’ve all heard the expression, “They don’t have a prayer.” I think that’s a claim that should be stricken from the Christian’s lexicon. Scripture tells us that nothing is impossible with God, and Continue Reading…
1 Thessalonians 2:5 “You know we never used flattery, nor did we put on a mask to cover up greed–God is our witness.” People today are looking for real. In a recent Wall Street Journal, columnist Brett McCracken writes, “Seventy per cent of Protestant adults stop attending church regularly after Continue Reading…
Lamentations 3:21-24 “This I call to mind and therefore I have hope. The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is thy faithfulness.” I believe a prevailing mark of today’s culture can be traced to a lack Continue Reading…
I John 5:21 “Dear children, keep yourself from idols.” I recently heard Pastor Tim Keller make an interesting comparison taken from the movie, Rocky Balboa. Being almost 60 years old, Rocky is asked why he wants to fight again. He responds, “If I know I can go the distance, I’ll Continue Reading…
Psalm 29:11 “The Lord gives strength to his people; the Lord blesses his people with peace.” Shortly after Chip and I were married, we moved to Florida where he and his brother Dick teamed together to begin a business. Chip’s first project entailed buying and clearing land in order to Continue Reading…
Mark 16:3 “and they asked each other, ‘Who will roll the stone away from the entrance of the tomb?’” When the women went to the grave to put spices on Jesus’ body, they had no idea of how they would do it. The huge stone covering the tomb was locked Continue Reading…