by Mike Woodruff | Jun 25, 2021 | The Friday Update
Happy Friday, I am the vine, you are the branches. Jesus, John 15 We make it harder than necessary. Consider the work of a branch – it effortlessly grows out of the vine and passes along nourishment to the fruit. In our effort to “bear fruit,” we often cut ourselves...
by Mike Woodruff | Jun 18, 2021 | The Friday Update
Happy Friday: After five years of following the same format, today I am doing something different. Below is chapter three of Friends for the Broken, one of the small books I wrote while recovering from my stroke. It’s about friendship, and it contains the list...
by Mike Woodruff | Jun 11, 2021 | The Friday Update
Happy Friday Blessed are the peacemakers. Jesus, Matthew 5 Jesus did not say, “Blessed are the peace recipients,” or “Blessed are the peace lovers.” He said, “Blessed are the peace makers.” As Christ followers, we are expected to take the initiative – to work...
by Mike Woodruff | Jun 4, 2021 | The Friday Update
Happy Friday, When they could not find a way to do this because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and lowered him on his mat through the tiles into the middle of the crowd, right in front of Jesus. When He saw their faith, He said, “Friend, your sins are...
by Mike Woodruff | May 28, 2021 | The Friday Update
Happy Friday: No longer do I call you servants, but I have called you friends. Jesus, John 15:15 Who am I? Among the many ways I might be described – husband, dad, son, pastor, male, child of God, sinner, saint, sixty-year old, exile, believer, disciple, slave – one...
