Isolation

9 Even my friend[a] in whom I trusted, one who ate my bread, has raised his heel against me. (Psalm 41:9 CSB) Life can, at times, feel like we are going through it alone. That even our closest friends have either turned against us or walked away from us. While this can be the case … Read more

Gap

12 Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted. (Matthew 23:12 CSB) There is a gap between us and God. While he is with us always in the form of the Spirit a gap exist. But that gap is there to help us understand that we are not God. Yes, … Read more

Set Free

5 For freedom, Christ set us free. Stand firm then and don’t submit again to a yoke of slavery. (Galatians 5:1 CSB) To be set free. The reality is that most of us do not realize what we are a slave to. Yes, sin, but what about the other subtle forms of slavery. The busyness … Read more

Love and Debt

8 Do not owe anyone anything, except to love one another, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law. (Romans 13:8 CSB) This can be a really difficult scripture. Do not owe anyone anything. Wow. There are some things, of course, that we typically have to owe on. Homes and cars come to … Read more

Faith

20 And the one sown on rocky ground—this is one who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy. 21 But he has no root and is short-lived. When distress or persecution comes because of the word, immediately he falls away. (Matthew 13:20-21 CSB) We use the term “Faith” to most often refer to … Read more