22 let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed in pure water. (Hebrews 10:22 CSB) There are times when I feel near to God and other times when I feel distant. In either...

7 being rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, and overflowing with gratitude. (Colossians 2:7 CSB) We have four words today that should be core to our faith life. Our faith must be rooted in Christ. Everything begins and ends here. All that we...

13 And do not offer any parts[a] of it to sin as weapons for unrighteousness. But as those who are alive from the dead, offer yourselves to God, and all the parts of yourselves to God as weapons for righteousness. (Romans 6:13 CSB) Scripture, at times, takes a pretty hard line. Today’s is no...

5 Then I said: Woe is me for I am ruined[a]because I am a man of unclean lipsand live among a people of unclean lips,and because my eyes have seen the King,the Lord of Armies. (Isaiah 6:5 CSB) There are times when I can only cry out, ”Woe is me for I am ruined.”...

11 Therefore, because you trample on the poorand exact a grain tax from him,you will never live in the houses of cut stoneyou have built;you will never drink the winefrom the lush vineyardsyou have planted. (Amos 5:11 CSB) I think we can all agree that there is a great disparity...