by Mike Woodruff | Nov 17, 2022 | The Friday Update
Happy Friday, … and afterward you will take me into glory. Psalm 73:24b In the first half of Psalm 73, the Psalmist vents. He is mad about “the prosperity of the wicked,” and declares himself a fool for trying to follow God. “They” have amassed wealth and now live...
by Mike Woodruff | Nov 10, 2022 | The Friday Update
Happy Friday, You died, and your life is now hidden with Christ. Paul, Colossians 3:3 To truly thrive we need to die to self. As others have noted, “the end of me is where real life begins.” Alas, making the shift from selfishness to sacrifice is not a one-and-done...
by Mike Woodruff | Nov 4, 2022 | The Friday Update
Happy Friday, God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging. Psalm 46...
by Mike Woodruff | Oct 21, 2022 | The Friday Update
Happy Friday Many who are first will be last and the last first. Jesus, Mark 10:31 Jesus made this statement in several settings, which has led to a bit of confusion. Does “first” and “last” refer to time – as in the sequence of things? Or, is he using these...
by Mike Woodruff | Oct 13, 2022 | The Friday Update
Happy Friday: I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people, and his incomparably great power for us who believe. The Apostle Paul...
