1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. (Genesis 1:1 CSB) There is a beginning to every story. Most all religions have a creation story of some sort. And, of course, we have many other scientific and not so scientific theories about how everything came into being. The...
We must Fight. We must Love
23 but I see a different law in the parts of my body,[a] waging war against the law of my mind and taking me prisoner to the law of sin in the parts of my body. (Romans 7:12 CSB) There is a war raging within us that we may not even recognize....
Indulgence
16 Don’t you know that if you offer yourselves to someone[a] as obedient slaves, you are slaves of that one you obey—either of sin leading to death or of obedience leading to righteousness? (Romans 6:16 CSB) What do you indulge yourself in? Really, think about it. We all indulge ourselves in something. Some guilty...
Planting and Watering
6 I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth. ( 1 Corinthians 3:6 CSB) We have a great opportunity to plant seeds and water others, both for the Kingdom of God and just generally in life. There is no greater honor afforded to us than to help others grow, even if...
Jars of Clay
7 But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. (1 Corinthians 4:7 NIV) Some translations of this verse use “earthen vessels” instead of Jars of Clay. This speaks to where we came from and the fragile nature of who...