by Mike Woodruff | Oct 24, 2024 | The Friday Update
Happy Friday, I will not fear though tens of thousands assail me on every side. Psalm 3 Psalm 3 is a favorite of mine. For starters, though I seldom struggle with fear, there are days when it seems I’m facing ten thousand problems. Secondly, I take comfort knowing...
by Mike Woodruff | Oct 17, 2024 | The Friday Update
Happy Friday, Your Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light for my path. Psalm 119:105 Just as we need light to avoid stumbling in a dark room, we need Scripture to avoid stumbling in a dark world. And just as it makes little sense to carry a flashlight but fail to...
by Mike Woodruff | Oct 10, 2024 | The Friday Update
Happy Friday, We are saved by grace through faith, not of works. The Apostle Paul, Ephesians 2 Biblical faith is not principally about emulating a leader. It’s about being rescued. Yes, we are called to embrace our Leader’s teaching and follow his example. But...
by Mike Woodruff | Oct 3, 2024 | The Friday Update
Happy Friday, Whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. Colossians 3:17 Giving thanks is prescribed in the Psalms and modeled by the apostles and Jesus. The command does not require...
by Mike Woodruff | Sep 26, 2024 | The Friday Update
Happy Friday, Perfect love casts out all fear. John, I John 4 It’s directionally correct to note that the opposite of love isn’t hate but indifference. But I think this stops short of John’s point. He states that perfect love casts out fear, which suggests that...
