Be Strong and Grow in Truth (Day 2) This is the crisis we’re in: God-light streamed into the world, but men and women everywhere ran for the darkness. They went for the darkness because they were not really interested in pleasing God. Everyone who makes a practice of doing evil, addicted to denial and […]
Be Strong and Grow in Truth (Day 1) When he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come. He will glorify me because it is […]
Putting on Truth Honest scales and balances belong to the Lord; all the weights in the bag are of his making. ––Proverbs 16:11 It’s brutal out there, men: Wars and rumors of wars; disinformation; false information; flat-out lies. It’s easy to get discouraged scrolling through the news headlines, isn’t it? Or worse, feeling so overwhelmed […]
Sober-minded Don’t be drunk with wine, because that will ruin your life. Instead, be filled with the Holy Spirit,singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs among yourselves, and making music to the Lord in your hearts. And give thanks for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. ––Ephesians 5:18-20, […]
Emotional? Fools give full vent to their rage, but the wise bring calm in the end. ––Proverbs 29:11 There’s a myth floating around that men don’t share their emotions because they don’t have any. The ironic part is that I have friends who run the spectrum, from guys who cry and hug me every […]
Giants and Grasshoppers God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, even though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; though its waters roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with its swelling. ––Psalm 46:1-3, NKJV Have you ever heard of Gaddiel, Igal, or […]
Signs and Actions Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off—for all whom the Lord our God will call. ––Acts […]
Be Rooted in God Each Day (5) These words I speak to you are not incidental additions to your life, homeowner improvements to your standard of living. They are foundational words, words to build a life on. If you work these words into your life, you are like a smart carpenter who built his […]
Be Rooted in God Each Day (4) Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down […]
Be Rooted in God Each Day (3) Blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him. They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no […]
