Besides this you know the time, that the hour has come for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed. The night is far gone; the day is at hand. So then let us cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light. ~Romans 13:11-12 Can youContinue reading “wake up”
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grace goggles
Why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? How can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me take out the speck that is in your eye,’ when you yourself do not see the log that is in your ownContinue reading “grace goggles”
wise and innocent
I appeal to you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions and create obstacles contrary to the doctrine that you have been taught; avoid them. For such persons do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites, and by smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive. For yourContinue reading “wise and innocent”
“Give it to Me.”
As a result of the anguish of His soul, He will see it and be satisfied; By His knowledge the Righteous One, My Servant, will justify the many, As He will bear their iniquities. ~Isaiah 53:11 My son and his wife just had a baby, and I’m still trying to process the whole, “my baby has a baby” thing. WeContinue reading ““Give it to Me.””
church
“I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the Lord!” ~Psalm 122:1 I often think about the beautiful variety of people in the family of God—those surrendered to Jesus Christ and made children of God (John 1:12-13). Over the past 2000 years and into today, incalculable people groupsContinue reading “church”
prepositional awe
For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever. Amen. ~Romans 11:36 As a writer, I’m a grammar nerd—always have been. Because my mom immigrated to the US from Italy as a teenager speaking no English at all, she worked very hard to quickly master the language of her new homeContinue reading “prepositional awe”
gaining courage
Now I want you to know, brethren, that my circumstances have turned out for the greater progress of the gospel, so that my imprisonment in the cause of Christ has become well known throughout the whole praetorian guard and to everyone else, and that most of the brethren, trusting in the Lord because of my imprisonment, have far more courage to speak theContinue reading “gaining courage”
lost opportunities
Live wisely among those who are not believers, and make the most of every opportunity. ~Colossians 4:5 (NLT) Confession time. I am way too often a very poor ambassador of Christ (2 Corinthians 5:20). Around my friends and church family? No problemo. Even in welcoming new people to church on Sundays, my attitude is love,Continue reading “lost opportunities”
exponential love
See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. ~1 John 3:1 I’d been warned. My friends who have lived through a time like I had last week tried to tell me, to explain what I was stepping into. I thought, “Yeah, IContinue reading “exponential love”
Godmaxxing
But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.” ~1 Samuel 16:7 So, I recently discovered something that is culturally a thing now, especially being bought intoContinue reading “Godmaxxing”
