Where in the Word are you today? Philippians 1 – praying for you – 3 I thank my God in all my remembrance of you, 4 always in every prayer of mine for you all making my prayer with joy, 5 because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now. 6 […]
A Few Lead Off Headlines Conservative United Methodists detail breakaway plan Conservative leaders from the United Methodist Church (UMC) on Monday released the logo, website, and mission of the proposed new denomination, the Global Methodist Church. The reveal comes days after the UMC delayed this year’s general conference until August 2022 due to the pandemic. […]
Where in the Word are you today? Romans 12 9 Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good. 10 Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor. 11 Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord. 12 Rejoice in hope, […]
Where in the Word are you today? Romans 12:1-8 I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. 2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that […]
Where in the Word are you today? We need to read Exodus 32 When the people saw that Moses delayed to come down from the mountain, the people gathered themselves together to Aaron and said to him, “Up, make us gods who shall go before us. As for this Moses, the man who brought us […]
Hundreds of Nigerian schoolgirls taken in mass abduction We just spoke with Ruth Kramer earlier this week about the chaos brewing in Nigeria. This morning Carmen opened her news feed to find this horrific headline: https://apnews.com/article/nigeria-shootings-800cc2a2a1400079bdac710b5b7e2c9f? Amnesty International has confirmed in a report that hundreds – or as many as 1000 – civilians in the […]
“Everything will be okay” A Georgia town will be delivering “Everything will be okay” signs for residents’ yards in order to help support local artists and art teachers. (Source) Everything will be okay…based on what? In whom do you secure or place that kind of confident hope? “My hope is built on nothing less than […]
Where in the Word are you today? Sin brought to light Ephesians 5:6-16 6 Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience. 7 Therefore do not become partners with them; 8 for at one time you were darkness, but now […]
Yesterday – hearings began into the security failures at the Capitol on January 6 Senate confirmation hearing: Xavier Becerra As California attorney general, Xavier Becerra sued the Little Sisters of the Poor to force them to provide contraception under Obamacare. During Tuesday’s Senate committee confirmation hearing, Republicans criticized the health secretary nominee for his lack […]
Where in the Word are you today? Word of the day: Wisdom #WisdomWednesday There are three books in the Old Testament that are collectively referred to as Wisdom literature: Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and Job. Life is complicated and full of hard decisions. But God is gracious and has given us the guidance of His Holy Spirit […]