11 One and the same Spirit is active in all these, distributing to each person as he wills. (1 Corinthians 12:11 CSB) Do you realize that you have a gift? Possibly multiple gifts? You are unique in the world and in the Kingdom of God. You are also loved so much...
When we Fall
16 Though a righteous person falls seven times,he will get up,but the wicked will stumble into ruin. (Proverbs 24:16 CSB) We all fall short and sin. We all make mistakes. We all fall on hard times. But as I have told my kids, ”The measure of a man is not...
Step Away
32 Some were shouting one thing and some another, because the assembly was in confusion, and most of them did not know why they had come together. (Acts 19:32 CSB) I have, for the most part, stopped watching the news. I still try to keep up with what is going on, but...
Reality & Proof
1 Now faith is the reality[a] of what is hoped for, the proof[b] of what is not seen. (Hebrews 11:1 CSB) Reality and proof are two things we seem to be having a problem with these days. Reality is something that everyone wants to have based upon their own interpretation. And when...
Trust & Dependence
8 “Will a man rob God? Yet you are robbing me!” “How do we rob you?” you ask. “By not making the payments of the tenth and the contributions. (Malachi 3:8 CSB) God needs nothing from us. But He knows that we need much from Him. He also knows that we need...