What a relationship! A deep, abiding relationship! Every time this person crossed the Apostle Paul’s mind,  he couldn’t help but thank God for him. Was it this person’s friendship, kindness, and generosity that were on-display? Those would be great attributes of a co-worker to appreciate. But Paul went deeper. He went to the Source of […]

“I’m asking GOD for one thing, only one thing: To live with him in his house my whole life long.     I’ll contemplate his beauty; I’ll study at his feet. That’s the only quiet, secure place in a noisy world, The perfect getaway, far from the buzz of traffic” Psalm‬ ‭27‬:‭4-5‬ MSG Where do […]

Jesus, undeterred, went right ahead and gave his charge: “God authorized and commanded me to commission you: Go out and train everyone you meet, far and near, in this way of life, marking them by baptism in the threefold name: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Then instruct them in the practice of all I have […]

“Now God has us where he wants us, with all the time in this world and the next to shower grace and kindness upon us in Christ Jesus.    Saving is all his idea, and all his work. All we do is trust him enough to let him do it. It’s God’s gift from start […]

When Jesus came into Peter’s house, he saw Peter’s mother-in-law lying in bed with a fever. He touched her hand and the fever left her, and she got up and began to wait on him. Matthew 8:14-15 Jesus was in high demand. Everyone wanted a piece of Him. The sick, demon-possessed, blind, deaf and paralyzed […]

Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of the two who heard John’s witness and followed Jesus.    The first thing he did after finding where Jesus lived was find his own brother, Simon, telling him, “We’ve found the Messiah” (that is, “Christ”). He immediately led him to Jesus.   ‭‭ John‬ ‭1:40-41 ‭MSG‬‬ What’s the very first thing you […]

“Consider it a sheer gift, friends, when tests and challenges come at you from all sides.    You know that under pressure, your faith-life is forced into the open and shows its true colors. So don’t try to get out of anything prematurely.    Let it do its work so you become mature and well-developed, […]

“This is how much God loved the world: He gave his Son, his one and only Son. And this is why: so that no one need be destroyed; by believing in him, anyone can have a whole and lasting life.    God didn’t go to all the trouble of sending his Son merely to point […]

 “Jesus didn’t make it easy for himself by avoiding people’s troubles, but waded right in and helped out. “I took on the troubles of the troubled,” is the way Scripture puts it. Even if it was written in Scripture long ago, you can be sure it’s written for us.    God wants the combination of his […]

“Here’s how we can be sure that we know God in the right way: Keep his commandments.    If someone claims, “I know him well!” but doesn’t keep his commandments, he’s obviously a liar. His life doesn’t match his words.    But the one who keeps God’s word is the person in whom we see […]