Not an American Story

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...

April Fools

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...

It Seems to Me

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...

First World Problems

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...

What’s the Password?

Happy Friday, Christ came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the worst. Paul, I Timothy 1:15 Paul’s words to Timothy were not an objective claim about his sins relative to those of everyone else’s. He was simply modeling spiritual maturity. Those who grow in...