by Mike Woodruff | Jul 19, 2019 | The Friday Update
Blessed are those whose strength is in you, whose hearts are set on a pilgrimage. Psalm 84:5 The longing for nearness to God is seldom fulfilled in a stroke. As the Psalmist notes, it’s more often a journey. Responding to Persecution: As the cultural divide grows and...
by Mike Woodruff | Jul 12, 2019 | The Friday Update
Unless a kernel of wheat is planted in the soil and dies, it remains alone. But that seed’s death will produce many new kernels — a plentiful harvest of new lives. Jesus We will not reach a place of perfection this side of Heaven. But we can – and should –...
by Mike Woodruff | Jul 5, 2019 | The Friday Update
“’Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two...
by Mike Woodruff | Jun 28, 2019 | The Friday Update
For God so loved the world that He sent his only Son. God’s love changes everything for us. The fact that He loves us simply because He loves us – i.e., He loves us because He is loving, not because we are lovable – means we can be encouraged and secure. He knows the...
by Mike Woodruff | Jun 21, 2019 | The Friday Update
Rest in the Lord and wait patiently for him. Psalm 37:7 We all want to be more patient, but seldom like the process by which patience is acquired. In Andrew Murray’s classic – Waiting on God – he makes a few points worth pondering: God longs to bless us more...
