Rod Stallings

13 Be alert, stand firm in the faith, be courageous,[a] be strong. (1 Corinthians 16:13 CSB) There are days that I feel anything but corageous and strong. We all experience this in life. Times we are down, exhausted and consumed with ourselves. These are the times we need to reach out to God most in … Read more

28 We know that all things work together[a] for the good[b] of those who love God, who are called according to his purpose. (Romans 8:28 CSB) This may not always be easy to see. We may be being assailed from many sides and not realize any good coming from our state. This is when we … Read more

12 The man replied, “The woman you gave to be with me—she gave me some fruit from the tree, and I ate.” 13 So the Lord God asked the woman, “What have you done?” And the woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.” (Genesis 3:12-13 CSB) If this piece of scripture were not … Read more

18 do not boast that you are better than those branches. But if you do boast—you do not sustain the root, but the root sustains you. (Romans 11:18 CSB) A branch cut from a tree will not live long. The tree separated from its root will not live long. Only when these things are connected … Read more

37 For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.” (Matthew 12:37 CSB) We have ceased to realize the weight of our words. We see this in the media and we hear it all around us, people spewing all forms of wrong. Good considered bad and bad considered … Read more