Tag Archives: god

If someone takes your coat, do not withhold your shirt from them.  – Luke 6:29 This past Tuesday, we saw Les Misérables.  My wife had seen it before, but it was my first time.  The main character, Jean Valjean, is an absolute scoundrel.   He … Continue reading →

And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.  – Genesis 6:5 I hear it all the time, I even say it, “This … Continue reading →

When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was. – Matthew 2:9.  I remember years ago finding … Continue reading →

Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed. – Mark 1:35 What does your time with God look like?  I think it is … Continue reading →

Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.  – Matthew 5:8 The media loves to report on fallen ministers.  I just saw one this past week where the minister didn’t even do anything wrong, but his son did.  There are … Continue reading →

Changed If any man be in Christ, he is a new creation, old things pass away and all things become new.  – 2 Corinthians 5:17 I remember hearing a preacher say, “If there has been no change, there has been no … Continue reading →

For you have heard of my previous way of life in Judaism, how intensely I persecuted the church of God and tried to destroy it.  – Galatians 1:13 I’ve been doing some research on the foundation of the Methodist Church.  I knew … Continue reading →

The acts of the flesh are obvious:  sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like.  I warn you, as I did before, that those who … Continue reading →