A Bug in My Salad

“For there are many who are insubordinate, empty talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision party. They must be silenced, since they are upsetting whole families by teaching for shameful gain what they ought not to teach. One of the Cretans, a prophet of their own, said, ‘Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy … Continue reading A Bug in My Salad

I Know that My Redeemer Lives

Summary Book of Job Job was a righteous man in the eyes of the Lord, and he was a wealthy man, too, in the eyes of the world, for he had many possessions. But he was a man who was blessed of God, and he worshipped the Lord with all his being. But one day … Continue reading I Know that My Redeemer Lives

Deny Self and Preach Jesus

“Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form, he … Continue reading Deny Self and Preach Jesus

Wicked and Slothful Servants

Jesus Christ told this parable to a crowd of people who were gathered together in Jericho, which was the same crowd that grumbled against Jesus when he told Zacchaeus that he was going to go to his house. They said, “He has gone in to be the guest of a man who is a sinner.”: … Continue reading Wicked and Slothful Servants

Jesus Wept Over It

“And when he drew near and saw the city, he wept over it, saying, ‘Would that you, even you, had known on this day the things that make for peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes. For the days will come upon you, when your enemies will set up a barricade around you … Continue reading Jesus Wept Over It

Jesus Saw What He Could Be

Jesus Christ “entered Jericho and was passing through. And behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus. He was a chief tax collector and was rich. And he was seeking to see who Jesus was, but on account of the crowd he could not, because he was small in stature. So he ran on ahead and … Continue reading Jesus Saw What He Could Be

Walk in Wisdom Toward Outsiders

“Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving. 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 account of which I am in prison— that I may make it clear, which is how I ought to … Continue reading Walk in Wisdom Toward Outsiders

Teaching and Admonishing One Another

“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through … Continue reading Teaching and Admonishing One Another

So You Also Must Forgive

“Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in … Continue reading So You Also Must Forgive