7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith, (2 Timothy 4:7) It is not always easy to finish the course. Either our endurance may run out or the course may be more difficult than we first imagined. But there is reward for finishing the course. There … Read more
35 In every way I’ve shown you that it is necessary to help the weak by laboring like this and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, because he said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’” (Acts 20:35 CSB) Today being Christmas Day (Merry Christmas) we will spend it giving gifts … Read more
3 For although we live in the flesh, we do not wage war according to the flesh, (2 Corinthians 10:3 CSB) While there are many things that pull us from a fleshly state, we do not wage war according to the flesh. What does this mean? That while there are many fleshly desires that we … Read more
16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel,[a] because it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, first to the Jew, and also to the Greek. (Romans 1:16 CSB) It can be difficult for some to speak about their beliefs and faith. I have spent my life talking to others, … Read more
58 They dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. And the witnesses laid their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul. 59 While they were stoning Stephen, he called out: “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!” 60 He knelt down and cried out with a loud voice, “Lord, do … Read more