Matthew 10:42 “And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is my disciple, I tell you the truth, he will certainly not lose his reward.” Rod Maynard attended the church my grandpa pastored for as long as I can remember. Continue Reading…
Matthew 22:40 “All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.” Maybe you’re a bit like I am. The dawning of a new year inevitably brings reflection on the one being put to rest. I think about the experiences that shaped the past year, and consequently shaped Continue Reading…
Luke 7:16 “…God visited his people.” (ESV) A number of years ago we received a calendar from some missionary friends living in France. The December scripture was taken from this passage in Luke 7: “Dieu a visite son peuple.” I remember thinking how much that verse captured the essence Continue Reading…
John 1:10 “He was in the world, and though the world was made through Him, the world did not recognize Him.” No one could ever accuse Jesus of maintaining the status quo…. From the outset of his birth…the long-expected Messiah came to the world in the most unexpected of ways. Continue Reading…
Luke 10:4 “Do not take a purse or bag or sandals; and do not greet anyone on the road.” How much room do you have in your heart this season for Jesus? When my son flies home from Nashville to Pennsylvania, he typically jams all his belongings into a Continue Reading…
John 1:46 “Nazareth! Can anything good come from there?” One of my students was in a dilemma as to what to do for her Narrative Speech. Her part-time job at college consisted of help in the maintenance department. It was while she was working, emptying trash cans, when she Continue Reading…
2 Corinthians 2:11 “…for we are not ignorant of his schemes.” (NAS) Want to know the kind of enemy we as believers face? For a peek behind the curtain of spiritual warfare take a look at the sixth chapter of Nehemiah. Nehemiah had returned to Jerusalem to help his Continue Reading…
Romans 5:6 “For while we were still helpless, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly.” C.S. Lewis writes that “security is mortals’ greatest enemy.” I hate to admit it, but I think he’s right. Nothing keeps me on the edge more than a sense of desperation. If my Continue Reading…
1 Corinthians 13:12 “For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.” (KJV) When our son, Josiah, was young he loved to tell jokes. One of his favorites was the Continue Reading…
Matthew 19:26 “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” Ever feel like you’re in a lose/lose situation? You can’t imagine how God could ever bring good out this time. Finances have never dropped this low. The relationship has never been this broken. The future Continue Reading…