Hateful. Intolerant. Narrow minded. Hypocrites. Some words used by the world to describe Christians. But wait! Christians? Aren’t we supposed to be known in a different way? “By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” John 13:35 (NIV) Love is the trademark…
Read moreMatt 19:26 26 Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” NIV A little while back, I hit the milestone of turning 40. Around that time, I realized I needed reading glasses. After I picked up my prescription. …
Read more9 Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name’s sake. 10 And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another. 11 And many false prophets shall rise,…
Read more“My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry” (NIV) I saw it all. From the beginning. The quite-young employee stood there, accepting a tongue lashing from a peeved diner. “This is a mess! It…
Read more19 I remember my affliction and my wandering, the bitterness and the gall. 20 I well remember them, and my soul is downcast within me. 21 Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope: 22 Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his…
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