…Silence
And all the multitude held their peace; and they heard Barnabas and Paul telling what great signs and wonders God had wrought among the Gentiles by them. Acts…
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Category: Scripture
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Helpfulness
Help others and you will be helped. Proverbs 11: 25b We can’t help others without helping ourselves. Helping others gives us a sense of purpose. It makes us…
Christ the King
Sunday Readings for November 20, 2016 The Philistines had beaten them, and the Israelites were determined not to let it happen again. So they demanded from God and…
Apocalypse Now!
Sunday Readings for Nov 13 Whenever I lead a trip to the Holy Land, the question inevitably comes, “will we visit Armageddon?’ This refers, of course, to the…
Deny Yourself to Follow Jesus: Impossibly Hard?
Jesus asks: “If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves, take up their cross daily, and follow me”. [Luke 9:23] We want to be Jesus’…
Twin Faith
There is a fiber that runs through my life that I have recently noticed. Twins come in and it is no coincidence. Every time twins come into my…
Anonymity
…O Lord…strengthen me and save me, because I serve you just as my mother did. Psalm 86: 15-16 King David, who wrote this psalm, is well-known in Scripture.…
Zacchaeus
Readings for Sunday, October 23, 2016 the 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time Tax collectors have never been popular. But in Roman Palestine, they were particularly hated. It was…
Being a Sheep: Joy, Confidence, and Life Abundant
The comfort God gives to us by giving us Jesus his Son as our Shepherd isn’t just some poetic, feel-good pasture scene that goes over well in Vacation Bible…
Prayer
Sunday Readings for October 16, 2016 I’ve often heard people say that they don’t want to trouble God with their petty needs and concerns. After all, he has…