by Mike Woodruff | Jun 20, 2024 | The Friday Update
Happy Friday, Count it all joy when you encounter various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. The Apostle James Why do so many Christians remain spiritually immature? Bad preaching? Shallow books? Too little prayer? Dallas Willard...
by Mike Woodruff | Jun 13, 2024 | The Friday Update
Happy Friday, Teach us to number our days, that we may harvest a heart of wisdom. Moses, Psalm 90:12 The first words that get my attention are us and our. As with the start of the Lord’s Prayer—Our Father…—Moses emphasizes that we’re in this together. But for me, the...
by Mike Woodruff | Jun 6, 2024 | The Friday Update
Happy Friday, The sea is the Lord’s, for he made it, and his hands formed the dry land. Psalm 95:5 In a creative process, we cannot duplicate, God made everything out of nothing. This includes you and me and things like time, space, fire, consciousness,...
by Mike Woodruff | May 30, 2024 | The Friday Update
Happy Friday, But the father said to his servants, “Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet.” Jesus, Luke 15 The father didn’t demand an exhaustive or embarrassing confession from his prodigal son. He didn’t even...
by Mike Woodruff | May 23, 2024 | The Friday Update
Happy Friday, Listen and understand. What goes into someone’s mouth does not defile them, but what comes out of their mouth, that is what defiles them. Jesus, Matthew 15 Many assume the 3rd-century Christian ascetics moved into the desert to escape society’s...
