2024 - May

  For God, who said, “Let there be light in the darkness,” has made this light shine in our hearts so we could know the glory of God that is seen in the face of Jesus Christ. — 2 Corinthians 4:6 We have all messed up the plan. Someone said…

For his Spirit joins with our spirit to affirm that we are God’s children. And since we are his children, we are his heirs. In fact, together with Christ we are heirs of God’s glory. But if we are to share his glory, we must also share his suffering. —…

  On the day of Pentecost all the believers were meeting together in one place. Suddenly, there was a sound from heaven like the roaring of a mighty windstorm, and it filled the house where they were sitting. Then, what looked like flames or tongues of fire appeared and settled…

  I guarded them so that not one was lost, except the one headed for destruction, as the Scriptures foretold. — John 17:12b This is part of a prayer Jesus shares with His Father. Here Jesus is sharing with His Father how He has guarded His disciples from evil. No…

  Then Peter answered, “Can anyone forbid water, that these should not be baptized who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have?” —Acts 10:46b-47 All of Christianity can be summed up in these two tremendous words—radical inclusion. No divide can exist when it comes to the miraculous saving power of Jesus…