CONTEXT! Oh, my goodness. This verse has been taken out of context so many times. Used in ways that inevitably cause discouragement, even a crisis of faith…
Daily Word: Need a Faith Builder? Psalm 105:1
What a beautiful psalm! Need a faith-builder? Read all of Psalm 105. The first six verses are pure worship with moments of praise…
Daily Word: The Reality of the Impossible. Luke 1:37
The context of this verse is an angel announces to a young maiden — which culturally at that time was a virgin — that she was chosen…
Daily Word: A New Heart? Ezekiel 36:26
Remember that old song, “What the world needs now, is love sweet love”? Hmm. I kind of agree, but to have a true sacrificial love, it takes a certain type of heart…
Daily Word: Scriptures Fully Equip? 2 Timothy 3:16-17
Shabbat Shalom! In today’s passage, Paul writes to his “spiritual” son, Timothy for the last time. Soon Paul will be martyred, and he wants to…
Daily Word: Power in Weakness. 2 Corinthians 12:9
Weaknesses are frowned upon in this world. Predators look for weakness. Opportunists capitalize on the weak. However, for those followers…
Daily Word: Don’t Mess With GOD’s Kids. Isaiah 54:17
Has anyone ever said bad things about someone you care about? Probably. Were they true? No? Or partially true? Possibly. But because we love that person…
Daily Word: Requesting in Gratitude? Psalm 37:4
Shabbat Shalom! We all have desires, yes? I love that the translators used requests rather than desires. A desire is a strong feeling of wanting…
Daily Word: Snip. Snip. Snip. John 15:2
Have you ever seen a vineyard after it has been pruned? When we lived in northern California for five years, we would drive by vineyards after the pruning and those poor things…
