17 pray constantly, 18 give thanks in everything; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. (1 Thessalonians 5:17-18 CSB) How do you approach prayer? Are you looking to rub the God genie lamp and get your wishes granted? Are you seeking forgiveness for the sin you will...
A Better End
Romans 8:28 Christian Standard Bible (CSB) 28 We know that all things work together[a] for the good[b] of those who love God, who are called according to his purpose. (Romans 8:28 CSB) It can be difficult to sometimes accept that “all things” work together. Let’s stop there. Face it, it...
Old-Self/New-Self
9 Do not lie to one another, since you have put off the old self with its practices 10 and have put on the new self. You are being renewed in knowledge according to the image of your[a] Creator. (Colossians 3:9-10 CSB) Now is a time of year for resolution...
Humble Faith
28 For she said, “If I just touch his clothes, I’ll be made well.” (Mark 5:28 CSB) It is hard today to believe in much of anything. We live in a world of fake news and we now have the ability to digitially alter pretty much anything. It is getting...
Under Cover of Night
There was a man from the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. 2 This man came to him at night and said, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God, for no one could perform these signs you do unless God were with...