2022

  “Two men went to the Temple to pray. One was a Pharisee, and the other was a despised tax collector. The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed this prayer: I thank you, God, that I am not like other people—cheaters, sinners, adulterers. I’m certainly not like that tax collector!…

A widow of that city came to [the judge] repeatedly, saying, ‘Give me justice in this dispute with my enemy. — Luke 18:3 “But I wanted this,” are words we say to ourselves—our we should say to ourselves—when what we wanted gets wonky, painful or sour. This goes for marriage,…

The saying is sure: If we have died with him, we will also live with him. — 2 Timothy 2:11 Euphoria isn’t an address on another street across town. You live there, too. I get it. I live it. It isn’t all bliss where you live. It isn’t all bliss…

I long to see you again, for I remember your tears as we parted. And I will be filled with joy when we are together again. — 2 Timothy 1:4, NLT The beauty of these heartfelt words from Paul to apprentice Timothy are easy to receive because we’ve all received…

If you make the LORD your refuge, if you make the Most High your shelter, no evil will conquer you; no plague will come near your home. — Psalm 92:9-10  Scoffers to Christianity gain leverage when they hear verses like this and refute them without time and thought. Their reaction…