by Mike Woodruff | Sep 27, 2019 | The Friday Update
He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them his way. Psalm 25:9 Much has been written about how God guides us. Perhaps we should give more notice to who God guides. The Pace: Mark Twain once said, “If the end of the world comes, I’m going to Ohio, because...
by Mike Woodruff | Sep 20, 2019 | The Friday Update
O Lord, make me know my end and the measure of my days; let me know how fleeting our lives are. King David, Psalm 39:4 Perhaps a passage like this hits me with more force because I am approaching my 59th B-day – and thus can only consider myself middle-aged if...
by Mike Woodruff | Sep 13, 2019 | The Friday Update
Whoever tries to keep their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life will preserve it. Jesus, Luke 17:33 Our culture says: the good life = avoiding suffering + seeking pleasure. The Greek Hedonists thought the same until they discovered this formula doesn’t...
by Mike Woodruff | Sep 6, 2019 | The Friday Update
Praise the Lord, o my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name. Praise the Lord, o my soul, and forget not all his benefits. Psalm 100:1 In Psalm 100, David doesn’t really pray, he just talks to himself. A more cultured way of saying this is, he meditates....
by Mike Woodruff | Aug 30, 2019 | The Friday Update
Far be it from me that I should sin against the Lord by ceasing to pray for you. I Samuel 12:23 God grants us access to him through prayer. In the passage above, we see how highly Samuel viewed this gift. Do you? The Survey Says: A survey revealed that...
