by Mike Woodruff | Apr 28, 2023 | The Friday Update
Happy Friday, May your unfailing love be with us, Lord, even as we put our hope in you. Psalm 33:22 Biblical hope is not optimism – i.e., it’s not dependent upon a sunny disposition or wishful thinking. Biblical hope is the strength and resilience we gain when we...
by Mike Woodruff | Apr 20, 2023 | The Friday Update
Happy Friday: “You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives. So then, don’t be afraid. I will provide for you and your children.” And he reassured them and spoke kindly to them. Joseph to his...
by Mike Woodruff | Apr 13, 2023 | The Friday Update
Happy Friday Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth. Jesus, John 17:17 My grandparents held views that embarrass me. Yours likely did as well. There is a lot of that going around. Indeed, the views expressed on the editorial pages of the NYT fifty years ago –...
by Mike Woodruff | Apr 6, 2023 | The Friday Update
Happy (Good) Friday, Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person someone might possibly dare to die. But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Paul, Romans 5:7f On this...
by Mike Woodruff | Mar 31, 2023 | The Friday Update
Happy Friday “Why are you crying out to me? Tell the Israelites to move on. Raise your staff and stretch out your hand over the sea to divide the water so that the Israelites can go through the sea on dry ground.” Exodus 14:15 The Lord to Moses Some parts of...
