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...
Afterwords -- triune blessing
"The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all." (2 Corinthians 13:14) "In the doctrine of the...
Afterwords -- on the road to Emmaus
April 5, 2024 Dear friends, I love the resurrection stories of Jesus! There's something light, joyful, and winsome about each of Jesus' appearances to the...
Afterwords -- the cross and the tomb
"For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried,...
Afterwords -- transfigured
"And after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James, and John his brother, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. And he was transfigured before...
Afterwords -- how to listen
"Take care then how you hear, for to the one who has, more will be given, and from the one who has not, even what he thinks that he has will be taken away.”...
Afterwords -- how much he has done
Photo by Ben White / Unsplash "Come and hear, all you who fear God, and I will tell what he has done for my soul." (Psalm 66:16) “Return to your home, and...
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Afterwords -- running the race
Photo: Gary Butterfield / Unsplash "Therefore, since we also have such a large cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us lay aside every weight and the sin...