There are a few passages in Scripture that are scary. This is one of them.Imagine walking this life, facing all the challenges…
Daily Word: Is Your Service Too Slow? Matthew 20:28
Do you feel more comfortable as the server or the served? For me, being served feels uncomfortable most of the time. Perhaps it is because…
Daily Word: A Rod and Staff Comfort? Psalm 23:4
It’s interesting how commentaries differ on the symbolism of the “rod and staff.” From comparisons to Moses’s rod — a walking stick GOD…
Daily Word: Perspective Matters. John 3:17
Have we ever thought or been told or worse, told someone else, “If you don’t believe in Jesus, then you’ll be condemned to eternal…
Daily Word: Delight in Insults? 2 Corinthians 12:10
For most of us, we don’t find comfort in our weaknesses much less delight in them. So, delighting in people insulting us or persecuting us…
Daily Word: He Remembered Us in the Garden? Hebrews 11:1
Faith is both a noun and a verb. There is substance to faith even though we cannot touch, see, smell, taste, or hear it. When faith is…
Daily Word: J Or S? Galatians 5:23
Here’s that old confusing justification and sanctification thing. Our redemption is both simple and complex. Justification means…
Daily Word: A Door? A Slacker? What? Proverbs 26:14
Ever wonder what a door and slacker have in common? For a long time, I did. Here’s what I learned: just as a door swings back and forth…
Daily Word: Do We Speak Aptly? Proverbs 25:11
Ah, yes. Today’s verse is probably the most favorite in Proverbs. This passage has been widely used in songs, books, messages, jewelry…
