by Mike Woodruff | Nov 13, 2020 | The Friday Update
Happy Friday. Give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name. Psalm 86:11 Hearts can be divided in different ways. Here are a few options: an insincere heart says one thing while thinking another; an irresolute heart prevents us from committing to a path; an...
by Mike Woodruff | Nov 6, 2020 | The Friday Update
Happy Friday. I know the Lord is always with me. I will not be shaken. David, Psalm 17:8 One of the ways we care for our soul is “to practice the presence of God.” This is as simple – and as hard – as directing and redirecting our mind to Him. Our current...
by Mike Woodruff | Oct 30, 2020 | The Friday Update
Happy Friday. Be still and know that I am God. Psalm 46:10 When was the last time you were still? Not asleep. Not exhausted. Not zoning out on Netflix. Just still? Cain and Abel: One of the few things I remember from Sunday School as a child, was that Cain killed Abel...
by Mike Woodruff | Oct 23, 2020 | The Friday Update
Happy Friday. Fix your eyes on Jesus. Hebrews 12:1 Neither the Dems nor the Republicans will deliver the world you want. Neither capitalism nor socialism can fix what ails us. Our hope must rest in Christ.Why and What: Herod saw red when a new king was born; the...
by Mike Woodruff | Oct 16, 2020 | The Friday Update
Whom have I in Heaven, but you? Psalm 73:25 We long for Heaven for several reasons – e.g., we want to see loved ones who have passed away, we want to flee this troubled world, we want a body that is free of pain, etc. But what makes Heaven Heaven is that God is...