Matthew 1:18 The birth of Jesus Christ came about this way: After his mother Mary had been engaged to Joseph, it was discovered before they came together that she was pregnant from the Holy Spirit. Anytime I have read the genealogy of Jesus as presented in Matthew's Gospel, my mind often goes to those names... Continue Reading →
FORGED IN PLAIN SIGHT
DAY 102 Acts 3:9-10 Everyone saw him walking around and praising God. They knew he was the beggar who had been lying beside the Beautiful Gate, and they were completely surprised. They could not imagine what had happened to the man. There are two places God makes men: in the secret, then in the open.... Continue Reading →
DON’T DESPISE YOUR STORY
276/365 Galatians 1:13 For you have heard of my former way of life in Judaism, that beyond exceeding measure I was persecuting the church of God and was destroying it. There are many people in the world whose stories can be repeated over and over again because it is their story, no one else has... Continue Reading →
DON’T JUDGE TOO QUICKLY
275/365 Luke 10:30 Then Jesus answered and said: “A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, who stripped him of his clothing, wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead. The language used in scripture often allows us to retrace steps to enter the minds of the characters about whom... Continue Reading →
CHILDLIKENESS, NOT CHILDISHNESS
221/365 CHILDLIKENESS, NOT CHILDISHNESS Matthew 18:3 Truly I tell you,” he said, “unless you turn and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Jesus spoke metaphorically in today's interaction with his disciples 'unless you have to turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Activists... Continue Reading →
LET GOD BE THE SCRIPTWRITER
DAY 180 OF 365 IN 2021 LET GOD BE THE SCRIPTWRITER We're nearly at the halfway point in the year and a statement came to mind this morning. It is one we hear rather often 'I want to write my own story'. I marvel at level of imagination, research and genius that goes into story... Continue Reading →
REMAIN AVAILABLE
DAY 169 OF 365 IN 2021 REMAIN AVAILABLE 2 Corinthians 11:23-24a I’ve worked much harder, been jailed more often, beaten up more times than I can count, and at death’s door time after time. I’ve been flogged five times with the Jews’ thirty-nine lashes, beaten by Roman rods three times, pummeled with rocks once When... Continue Reading →
STORY TIME- The Laptop Conundrum
DAY 19 OF 365 IN 2021 Let me share something my brother does not yet know about. He will probably find out when he reads this but get closer as I don't want him to hear: 'his laptop which I was using has stopped working' and I think it will cost more to fix it... Continue Reading →