Demonstrating Love

Demonstrating Love

Our love for God is either confirmed or refuted by the way we love our brothers and sisters in Christ. ==================== Scripture1 John 4:19-21″We love because he first loved us. Whoever claims to love God yet hates a brother or sister is a liar. For whoever...
Who’s To Blame?

Who’s To Blame?

Ignoring God’s word doesn’t make it go away–and ignoring uncomfortable truth doesn’t change reality.  ==================== ScriptureJeremiah 36:23-24″Whenever Jehudi had read three or four columns of the scroll, the king cut them off...
Next Gen

Next Gen

I cannot fully love my children, without fully loving God. ================ ScripturePsalm 112:1-2″Praise the Lord. Blessed are those who fear the Lord, who find great delight in his commands. Their children will be mighty in the land; the generation of the...
The Prayer

The Prayer

Jesus knew the agony before him, but his heart was focused on those he loved. =================== ScriptureJohn 17v11 “Protect them by the power of your name…so that they may be one as we are one.”v15 “My prayer is…that you protect them...
Troubled

Troubled

In the face of suffering and trouble, Jesus’ prayer was for greater glory to the Father- not for less suffering for himself.=================== ScriptureJohn 12:27″Now my soul is troubled, and what shall I say? “Father, save me from this hour?”...