by Mike Woodruff | Nov 27, 2024 | The Friday Update
Happy Friday, “I am the Lord’s servant,” Mary answered. “May your word to me be fulfilled.” Luke 1:31-38 It’s common to think our value is enhanced by money, power, education, eloquence, or connections. Mary had none of these, and yet she was highly favored by...
by Mike Woodruff | Nov 21, 2024 | The Friday Update
Happy Friday, And those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified; those he justified, he also glorified. Paul, Romans 8 I suspect we overlook one of the more profound comforts of this passage—Paul’s use of the completed tense of...
by Mike Woodruff | Nov 14, 2024 | The Friday Update
Happy Friday, Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. The Apostle Peter Christ’s teaching and example instruct us to climb down, not up. We are to serve, not be served, take the worst seat at the banquet, and...
by Mike Woodruff | Nov 7, 2024 | The Friday Update
Happy Friday, “Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself.Each day has enough trouble of its own.” Jesus Worrying about tomorrow is easy to do but ill-advised. For starters, the worry is often worse than the problem. More importantly,...
by Mike Woodruff | Oct 31, 2024 | The Friday Update
Happy Friday, What shall I return to the Lord for all his goodness to me? Psalm 116:12 The word “return” should remind us that we are stewards, not owners. Per Kuyper, “There is not one square inch in the entire universe about which Jesus Christ does not say ‘Mine!’”...
