16 All Scripture is inspired by God[a] and is profitable for teaching, for rebuking, for correcting, for training in righteousness, 17 so that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work. (2 Timothy 3:16-17 CSB) What does it mean to be a complete man (or woman) of God? We all...
True Community
33 He replied to them, “Who are my mother and my brothers?” 34 Looking at those sitting in a circle around him, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers! 35 Whoever does the will of God is my brother and sister and mother.” (Mark 3:33-35 CSB) How do we look upon those in the body of...
My Joy
11 “I have told you these things so that my joy may be in you and your joy may be complete. (John 15:11 CSB) Joy, not to be confused with happiness, I believe may not only be elusive but for many is even hard to define. Joy for my wife is...
Time for Good
4 Then he said to them, “Is it lawful to do good on the Sabbath or to do evil, to save life or to kill?” But they were silent. Mark 3:4 CSB) When is a good time to do good? You see, any time is a good time for good. I think this is pretty much universally...
Both Yours and Mine
12 that is, to be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith, both yours and mine. (Romans 1:12 CSB) I have written much here and there is much in scripture about being mutually encouraging. In fact, scripture speaks often about the need for the faithful to come together and about how to...