51 “You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You are always resisting the Holy Spirit. As your ancestors did, you do also. (Acts 7:51 CSB) Stiff-neck, red-neck, I can be called both, and probably many other things. As it pertains to God I have often been stiff-necked. I have...

9 Let love be without hypocrisy. Detest evil; cling to what is good. 10 Love one another deeply as brothers and sisters. Take the lead in honoring one another. (Romans 12:9-10 CSB) There is much packed into these two simple lines of scripture for us to meditate upon. But let’s...

12 Above all, my brothers and sisters, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or with any other oath. But let your “yes” mean “yes,” and your “no” mean “no,” so that you won’t fall under judgment. (James 5:12 CSB) We have seemingly forgotten the simplicity and varacity...

36 So if the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed (John 8:36) What does freedom mean to you? Often we see it as being able to do anything we want. But freedom without boundaries often leads to a destructive life. Christ came to give us freedom in...

7 so that the proven character of your faith—more valuable than gold which, though perishable, is refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ. (1 Peter 1:7 CSB) A life well proven in faith toward God, our families and mankind is a life...