We shall be like him
"Beloved, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see...
The Holy Spirit
"And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters." (Genesis 1:2c) "The Spirit and the Bride say, 'Come.'” (Revelation 22:17a) September 9,...
No tampering
"I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel— not that there is another...
Reading Revelation
"After this I looked, and behold, a door standing open in heaven! And the first voice, which I had heard speaking to me like a trumpet, said, ‘Come up here,...
On happiness
“Whoever desires to love life and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit; let him turn away from evil and do...
It so happened
"Now it came about on the third day that Esther put on her royal robes and stood in the inner courtyard of the king’s palace in front of the king’s rooms,...
Living in tents
"For we know that if the tent that is our earthly home is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens." (2...
Misreading providence
"Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love, for his wondrous works to the children of men!" (Psalm 107:8) "...do you think that they were worse...
Afterwords -- his will
"Father, if you are willing, remove this cup from me. Nevertheless, not my will, but yours, be done." (Luke 22:42) "For I have come down from heaven, not to...
Afterwords -- no boasting
“'The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise, that they are futile.' So let no one boast in men. For all things are yours..." (1 Corinthians 3:20-21) June 14,...
Afterwords -- Transferred
"He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins."...
Afterwords -- workers
Photo by Tim Mossholder / Unsplash "Greet Prisca and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus, who risked their necks for my life, to whom not only I give...
Afterwords -- the cost
"Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends." (John 15:13) "...who gave himself for our sins to deliver us from the...
Afterwords -- the big secret
Steven White artwork, VT Doodles "At the same time, pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, to declare the mystery of Christ, on...
Afterwords -- mothers
“Truly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or lands, for my sake and for the gospel, who...
Afterwords -- rejoice always
"Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice." (Philippians 4:4) Χαίρετε ἐν κυρίῳ πάντοτε· πάλιν ἐρῶ, χαίρετε. May 8, 2024 Dear friends,...
Afterwords -- in training
"For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled,...
Afterwords -- your faith
"And he said to the woman, 'Your faith has saved you; go in peace.'" (Luke 7:50 ESV) April 25, 2024 Dear friends, In our Bible study lunch group this week we...
Afterwords -- the limits of wisdom
"Who is like the wise? And who knows the interpretation of a thing? A man's wisdom makes his face shine, and the hardness of his face is changed... Whoever...
Afterwords -- edited
Dear friends, In writing about Paul's benediction, I neglected to mention that a primary role of a benediction was to provide assurance of God's blessing...