Why worry? ∙∙

Why worry? ∙∙ My dear Martha, you are worried and upset over all these details! – Luke 10:41 Matthew 6:25-34 25 For this reason, I say to you, do not be worried about your life, as to what you will eat or what you will drink, nor for your body, as to what you willContinue reading “Why worry? ∙∙”

Fools for Christ’s sake ∙∙

Fools for Christ’s sake ∙∙ We are fools, for Christ’s sake. – 1 Corinthians 4:10 1 Corinthians 4:9-16 9 Instead, I sometimes think God has put us apostles on display, like prisoners of war at the end of a victor’s parade, condemned to die. We have become a spectacle to the entire world – toContinue reading “Fools for Christ’s sake ∙∙”

Writing in the sand ∙∙

Writing in the sand ∙∙ They were trying to trap him into saying something they could use against him, but Jesus stooped down and wrote in the dust with his finger. – John 8:6 John 12:46-48 46 I have come as a light to shine in this dark world so that all who put theirContinue reading “Writing in the sand ∙∙”

Teddy bear or Grizzly bear ∙

Teddy bear or Grizzly bear ∙ Those who are dominated by the sinful nature think about sinful things, but those who the Holy Spirit controls think about things that please the Spirit. For the sinful nature is always hostile to God. It never did obey God’s laws, and it never will. – Romans 8:5,7 RomansContinue reading “Teddy bear or Grizzly bear ∙”

Unworthy belonging ∙∙

Unworthy belonging ∙∙ Have mercy on me, O God, according to your lovingkindness. – Psalms 51:1 Psalms 51:1-7 1 A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet went to him after he had gone into Bathsheba. Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy, blot out myContinue reading “Unworthy belonging ∙∙”