John 16 was written but a few days before the unthinkable would happen. Yeshua [Jesus] would be betrayed by one of their own, tortured, nailed to a cross, and die.
Daily Word: Find the Blank Wall, Psalm 119:114
We all need a hiding place from time to time. Where we hide and take refuge is important. Others chose to fight, but this hiding place …
Daily Word: Eat or Drink What? 1 Corinthians 10:31
Eat or Drink What To the Glory of God? Whether we eat or drink, what? When we lived in Philly, our rabbi used to say . . .
Daily Word: Never Give Up! 2 Corinthians 4:16
Never Give Up! As another birthday approaches and the knees and ankles creak and moan — or maybe it’s just me doing the moaning — I take comfort in this verse.
Daily Word: Making Room to Give, Philippians 2:3
It’s important to be reminded, don’t you think? That we’re not the center of the Universe? There’s something liberating about doing for others just because. Just because God has done so much for us first.
Daily Word: Simple Goal, Difficult Endeavor, 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
Remember the movie, Eat, Pray, Love? Once I read the synopsis and saw the trailer — well — it wasn’t my type of movie. Why?
Daily Word: What is Forever? Isaiah 26:4
Trust in the LORD forever. Forever. What does that even look like?
Daily Word: Stumbling Verses, Romans 12:1
This verse is one of my stumbling verses. You know, where you feel so convicted and guilty that you can’t seem to get past it?
Daily Word: Don’t Hold Too Tightly, 2 Peter 2:3
Like so many other emissaries and apostles, Peter had hoped that Yeshua would return soon. What is so profound, is Peter receives a special discernment that is an important message for us today.