by Mike Woodruff | Apr 11, 2024 | The Friday Update
Happy Friday, Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I obey your word. Psalm 119:67 We can learn much about ourselves, God, and life by suffering. Many say as much. The tuition is high, but some go so far as to thank God for it — i.e., for cancer,...
by Mike Woodruff | Apr 4, 2024 | The Friday Update
Happy Friday, For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. Jesus, Matt. 6:21 In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus instructs us to not “store up our treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and thieves break in and steal.” But instead, “to store our...
by Mike Woodruff | Mar 28, 2024 | The Friday Update
Happy Good Friday, “In humility value others above yourselves.” Paul, Philippians 2 Given that we are “fearfully and wonderfully made” in the image of our Holy Creator, we are not directed towards self-loathing. We are, however, invited to follow Christ’s lead and be...
by Mike Woodruff | Mar 21, 2024 | The Friday Update
Happy Friday, Lord, when did we ever see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and not help you? Matthew 25:44 I’ve always been unsettled by Matthew 25. I grew more so recently when I realized that the sins Jesus calls out are ones of...
by Mike Woodruff | Mar 14, 2024 | The Friday Update
Happy Friday, “Just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another.” John 13:34 In the Greek, “just” means “to the same degree” or “in the same way.” So, how and how much does Jesus love us? With a love that is sacrificial, unconditional, and proactive. Imagine...
