Luke 6:37-38 “Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap.” Money, resources, Continue Reading…
Ezekiel 33:10 “…Our offenses and sins weigh us down, and we are wasting away because of them. How then can we live?”‘ In 1976 Francis Schaeffer published his classic work, How Then Should We Live? Twenty-eight years later Charles Colson wrote what he considered to be his most important book, Continue Reading…
Revelation 2:4 “Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken your first love.” Good works. Check Perseverance. Check Purity of doctrine. Check Endurance for the sake of Jesus’ name. Check Maintaining love for God….whoops. The believers at Ephesus boasted a pretty impressive resume, but a resume that fell short Continue Reading…
Galatians 5:6 “… The only thing that matters is faith expressing itself through love.” Two things. Just two things. Some of us have a penchant for making life complicated. We parse every word, speculate on every motive. We assess ourselves, our spouses, our friends. Our finances, our failures, our futures. I Continue Reading…
2 Corinthians 9:8 “And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.” An interesting thing happened on my way to class the other day…. For a limited time McDonalds was offering Continue Reading…
Matthew 5:39 “But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other cheek also.” Bullying: the use of superior strength or influence to intimidate (someone), typically to force him or her to do what one wants. As Continue Reading…
Luke 6:26 “Woe to you when everyone speaks well of you, for that is how their ancestors treated the false prophets.” Everyone wants to be liked. My goodness, Mark Zuckerberg has built a billion dollar business on “likes.” We feel wonderful when we’re liked, somewhat devastated when we’re not. There’s nothing Continue Reading…
Exodus 2:2 “…When she saw that he was a fine child, she hid him for three months.” Romans 8:23 “…we wait eagerly for our adoption to sonship, the redemption of our bodies.” Maybe you’ve heard of it. The day when adoptive parents finally get to receive the child they’ve Continue Reading…
Proverbs 4:18 “The path of the righteous is like the morning sun, shining ever brighter till the full light of day.” What do a VW bus, a grandpa with his granddaughter and her best friend, the month of March and the beach have in common? If you guessed Spring Break Continue Reading…
John 13:35 “By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” I recently read a report of a well-known pastor’s response to a (very public) unjust accusation that had been hurled at him and his church. Rather than condemning his accusers, he Continue Reading…