9 Yet when Michael the archangel was disputing with the devil in an argument about Moses’s body, he did not dare utter a slanderous condemnation against him but said, “The Lord rebuke you!” (Jude 1:9 CSB) Too often we take it upon ourselves to condemn others. We are judge, jury and executioner with our pronouncements...

10 God saw their actions—that they had turned from their evil ways—so God relented from the disaster he had threatened them with. And he did not do it. (Jonah 3:10 CSB) God was about to wipe out the city of Nineveh, where He had sent the reluctant Jonah to prophesy about their...

75 and Peter remembered the words Jesus had spoken, “Before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times.” And he went outside and wept bitterly. (Matthew 26:75 CSB) There are moments in our life when the bitter recognition of exactly what we have done comes crashing in. For Peter it was when...

7 But have nothing to do with pointless and silly myths. Rather, train yourself in godliness. 8 For the training of the body has limited benefit, but godliness is beneficial in every way, since it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come.9 This saying is trustworthy and deserves full acceptance....

14 ….It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’ (Acts 24:14b) A goad is a long rod with a sharp end that is used to prick an animal to move, to kick against it would generally be to inflict more pain upon the animal. Unfortunately, we are the...