In many sports, regardless of the level of regonition, celebration and acceptance come as a product of consistent results. Those athletes currently contributing to the success story at any one time receive the most plaudits. It becomes a question of knowledge and competency, the urge 'to do well'. Ecclesiastes 9:10a gives a charge:' Whatever you... Continue Reading →
FILL YOUR WELLS
You would expect that for someone with increasing popularity, the drive would have been to increase visibility and permeability even further. But with Jesus, we see an opposite response: he retreated to pray. The verse of interest today is this: Luke 5:15-16 But so much the more went there a fame abroad of him: and... Continue Reading →
CHECK YOUR RESERVES
282/365 Luke 11:41 But give as alms those things that are within, and behold, everything is clean for you. The church defines sacraments as 'outward signs of inward grace'. Consequently, we could make a case then that some things such as Spiritual gifts or the fruits of the Spirit are received internally. We are right-... Continue Reading →