Rod Stallings 
18 Little children, let us not love in word or speech, but in action and in truth. (1 John 3:18 CSB) My father used to always say, “You can’t fool kids or dogs.” I thought this was odd because it is actually really easy to fool them both. But what he meant was when it came … Read more
4 For whatever was written in the past was written for our instruction, so that we may have hope through endurance and through the encouragement from the Scriptures. Sometimes we just need a little encouragement. Hopefully, we have a group of friends or family who can rally around us when we are down. However, sometimes we just … Read more
22 Whatever you believe about these things, keep between yourself and God. Blessed is the one who does not condemn himself by what he approves. (Romans 14:22 CSB) We should check our approval against scripture. Dose what we approve of fall in line with what scripture says? We make simple value judgements almost daily. Little things … Read more
22 For in my inner self[a] I delight in God’s law, 23 but I see a different law in the parts of my body,[b] waging war against the law of my mind and taking me prisoner to the law of sin in the parts of my body. (Romans 7:22-23 CSB) Do you find yourself doing the exact thing that you … Read more
16 Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud; instead, associate with the humble. Do not be wise in your own estimation. 17 Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Give careful thought to do what is honorable in everyone’s eyes. 18 If possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone. (Romans 12:!6-18 CSB) In my bible, … Read more