Read Reflect Sometimes the sequence of verses in Proverbs makes it seem that the author did some random cut and pasting. You’d be forgiven for thinking that about today’s reading. It swings back and forth from dire warnings about bad personal behavior to the implications of corrupt actions by ruling elites. Few if any of […]

Read Reflect God invites us to move in rhythm with him. As Paul says in v 25 (NIV) “Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit.” So why not accept his invitation? Here’s how you follow the Spirit: Believe that everything you need is already in you. When you […]

Read Reflect Back in the 70’s or 80’s, Nancy Henigbaum of Honeytree wrote a song that was sung by Evie, called Live for Jesus, That’s What Matters. The lyrics capture the essence of Galatians 6: Live for Jesus/That’s what matters/And when other houses crumble, mine is strong/Live for Jesus/That’s what matters/That you see the light […]

Read Reflect Ultimately, there can only be one of two responses to the gospel – one is either persuaded or opposed. One may take a position between the two for a while, but in the end one has to decide for or against Christ. When we share the message of Christ (vv 2-3), some people […]

Read Reflect The early morning sun was rising over the Acropolis behind us as we sat on the cool grey rock of Mars Hill (the Areopagus) reading Paul’s speech to the “people of Athens” (v 22). It was perfect! I could taste, feel, see and absorb the setting of the text. Our reflections yielded these […]

Read Reflect Writing several hundred years before Jesus was born, Isaiah paints for us a picture of Christ’s suffering. He tells us that the suffering will be so extreme the Servant will no longer look human. He will be painfully abused, wounded and crushed. Many of these words have become so common to us, as […]

Read Reflect ATVs are a lot of fun… Riding ATVs in 100 degrees Fahrenheit (40 degrees Celsius) without water is not fun. My family and I were riding along some paths in a desert canyon in southern Nevada. It didn’t take us very long before we realized we had forgotten to bring water with us. […]