Genesis 4:7 If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door. Its desire is for you, and you must rule over it.” Sin wants you! And it will go to any length to catch you. As an Continue Reading…
1 Peter 5:8-9 Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. Resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same kinds of suffering are being experienced by your brotherhood throughout the world. Our red barn was starting to resemble a patchwork quilt. The woodpeckers were having Continue Reading…
Luke 4:14 “Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit….” The temptation Jesus encounters after his baptism sounds like a sword fight—a duel more profound than any graphic arts designer could capture, even with the finest visual effects possible… Satan begins by wielding his blade of doubt… If you Continue Reading…
Genesis 39:23 “…the Lord was with Joseph and gave him success in whatever he did.” They’re dropping like flies…politicians, sports figures, businessmen, church leaders. It seems anyone who experiences any modicum of success faces the integrity issue at some point. Why does it appear that fewer and fewer are Continue Reading…
Colossians 2:8 “See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the basic principles of this world rather than on Christ.” I was on my two-mile walk the other morning when I witnessed something that caused a double-take. A Continue Reading…