by Mike Woodruff | Aug 23, 2019 | The Friday Update
Consider others more important than yourselves. Paul, Philippians 2:3 I wish it were easier to keep our loves rightly ordered. Alas, I have to put out very little effort to look out for my own interests – and love myself – but I need to work to love God first...
by Mike Woodruff | Aug 16, 2019 | The Friday Update
The sea is the Lord’s, for he made it, and his hands formed the dry land. Psalm 95:5 It’s worth reminding ourselves that – in a creative process we cannot understand or duplicate – God made everything everywhere. Creation ex nihilo means He started...
by Mike Woodruff | Aug 9, 2019 | The Friday Update
“You are truly My disciples if you remain faithful to My teachings. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” Jesus, John 8 The Gospel message is not an alternative to but a way to freedom, meaning and happiness. The Task: This week...
by Mike Woodruff | Aug 2, 2019 | The Friday Update
“…this is My blood, which confirms the covenant between God and His people. It is poured out as a sacrifice to forgive the sins of many.” Jesus, during the Last Supper in Matthew 26:28 We have been forgiven much. When we really internalize...
by Mike Woodruff | Jul 26, 2019 | The Friday Update
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 We are called to give thanks. No. Matter. What. It is a practice called for in the Psalms and modeled by both the...
