by Mike Woodruff | Apr 15, 2022 | The Friday Update
Happy (Good) Friday, My God, My God, why have you forsaken me? Jesus, Matthew 27:46 and Psalm 22:1 Christ’s words on the cross came from Psalm 22. This was not the first time he quoted Scripture. When he was tempted in the wilderness, he countered every one of...
by Mike Woodruff | Apr 7, 2022 | The Friday Update
Happy Friday, If it is possible, let this cup pass from me…. but not my will, but yours be done. Jesus, Matthew 26 After using the Last Supper to turn the Passover Celebration into the sacrament of Holy Communion, Jesus retreated to an olive grove called...
by Mike Woodruff | Mar 31, 2022 | The Friday Update
Happy Friday, Count it all joy when you experience trials. James While many think they’ve cut a deal with God – i.e., in return for believing in him, he will ensure that nothing unpleasant happens to them – no such deal exists. Those who read the Bible should know...
by Mike Woodruff | Mar 24, 2022 | The Friday Update
Happy Friday, March 25, 2022 Faith, hope and love. Make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, mutual affection; and...
by Mike Woodruff | Mar 17, 2022 | The Friday Update
Happy Friday, If the LORD is God, follow him; but if Baal is God, follow him. Elijah, I Kings 18 If you’ve read I Kings 18, you know that Elijah had courage. It turns out, he also had a plan. By asking people to act in a manner consistent with their beliefs, he...
