13 And do not offer any parts[a] of it to sin as weapons for unrighteousness. But as those who are alive from the dead, offer yourselves to God, and all the parts of yourselves to God as weapons for righteousness. (Romans 6:13 CSB) Scripture, at times, takes a pretty hard line. Today’s is no exception. We are being asked … Read more
5 Then I said: Woe is me for I am ruined[a]because I am a man of unclean lipsand live among a people of unclean lips,and because my eyes have seen the King,the Lord of Armies. (Isaiah 6:5 CSB) There are times when I can only cry out, ”Woe is me for I am ruined.” Do you ever feel this … Read more
11 Therefore, because you trample on the poorand exact a grain tax from him,you will never live in the houses of cut stoneyou have built;you will never drink the winefrom the lush vineyardsyou have planted. (Amos 5:11 CSB) I think we can all agree that there is a great disparity within the world. I could … Read more
19 For just as through one man’s disobedience the many were made sinners, so also through the one man’s obedience the many will be made righteous.(Romans 5:19 CSB) What can one man do? This is a question I ponder quite often. Yes, through Adam came judgement, yet through Christ came salvation. So both great ill and great good … Read more
21 Now all the Athenians and the foreigners residing there spent their time on nothing else but telling or hearing something new. (Acts 17:21 CSB) How alike the Athenians is American society today. And I mean that as a definitive statement not a question. We spend our days, often our lives, looking for the next new … Read more