Our Daily Bread
by Kathleen Petersen Give us today our daily bread. Matthew 6:11 CSB This portion of the Lord’s Prayer confirms Our Father in Heaven’s desire to daily provide for his children. But which concerns are [...]
Join In | Ephesians 2:1-10
2017 has begun and no matter what reflections you have from 2016, a new year pronounces 365 new days in a new calendar yet to be filled...
That Speck in My Eye
You hypocrite! First remove the beam from your own eye, and then you can see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye. Matthew 7:5 NET I have read Jesus’ admonitions in Matthew [...]
Foundation for Apologetics | 1 Peter 3:8-9
You have heard it said, “Love your neighbor and hate your enemies.” But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father [...]
Peter: Memories, Motivation, Mission
by Carolyn Schmitt It is interesting to me that while Peter’s denial is mentioned in all four gospels, only John tells about Jesus restoring Peter and giving him an additional occupation. I wish I [...]
Do I Stay or Do I Go? | Acts 16:6-10
And they went through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia. And when they had come up to Mysia, they attempted to [...]
Cleansing the Temple | Hebrews 9:12
Jesus walked into the temple. It was a place he had been many times before. As a child, he was found by his parents, sitting at the feet of the Rabbis...
Passing the Light | John 1:14-18
14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. 15 (John bore witness about him, and cried out, “This was he of whom [...]
Paul’s Approach and Ours | Acts 17:22-27
Paul then stood up in the meeting of the Areopagus and said: “People of Athens! I see that in every way you are very religious. For as I walked around and looked carefully at [...]
Here is a prayer for you from Ephesians 3
Here is a prayer for you ...from Paul's prayer in Ephesians 3. This is God's will for your life. "I bow before you Father, from whom the whole family of believers in heaven and earth [...]
Pretty Encouraging…
When I got to South, we started podcasting through Buzzsprout a program that sends our messages to iTunes and other podcast directories. It's been really cool to see the way that our podcast has started [...]
For His Name’s Sake | Psalm 52:9
I will praise you forever for what you have done; In your name I will hope, for your name is good. I will praise you in the presence of your saints. Psalm 52:9 If [...]
