“Put to death therefore what is earthly in you, sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire and covetousness, which is idolatry. On account of these the wrath of God is coming.” Colossians 3:5-6 (ESV) As humans we sometimes put our hopes and dreams in the hands of our flesh, instead of ...
Read More »When We Don’t Understand the Bible
“Now go, attack the Amalekites and totally destroy all that belongs to them. Do not spare them; put to death men and women, children and infants, cattle and sheep, camels and donkeys.” 1 Samuel 15:3 In this story in 1 Samuel, Saul was to go and wipe out the Amalekites–every man, ...
Read More »Jesus Wants to Carry Your Burden
“Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.” ...
Read More »Our Hope: “Peace, Be Still!”
“Then He arose and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, ‘Peace, be still!’ And the wind ceased and there was a great calm.” (Mark 4:39, NKJV) We all have times when we crave only one thing…peace. Yet it evades us with a passion we cannot imagine. It seems like ...
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