"God does not show favoritism but accepts from every nation the one who fears him and does what is right." (Acts 10:34-35). God doesn't show favoritism, neither should we. He breakds down barriers between people. We see His Spirit at work in Peter's vision while praying on the rooftop, and how Peter was called to … Continue reading Daily Scripture Series – Jan. 9th

"I prayed, 'Now strengthen my hands.'" Driven by powerful winds, the fire raged for days. The historian Tacitus describes a chaotic scene filled with screams and citizens running for their lives. In the end, nearly two-thirds of Rome had been destroyed. The Roman emperor Nero falsely accused believers in Jesus of starting the fire. He … Continue reading Daily Scripture Series – Jan. 8th

"Whoever does not take up their cross and follow me is not worthy of me." (Matthew 10:38) In AD 155, the early church father Polycarp was threatened with death by fire for his faith in Christ. He replied, "For eighty and six years I have been his servant, and he has done me no wrong. … Continue reading Daily Scripture Series – Jan. 7th

"I will run the course of your commandments, for you shall enlarge my heart." (Psalm 119:32). In his "Confessions, Augustine wrestled with how it was possible for God to be in relationship with him. How could the one who created the universe come into something as small and sinful as his heart? But he pleaded … Continue reading Daily Scripture Series – Jan. 6th

"Those who are with us are more than those who are with them." (2 Kings 6:16). The face was there all along, but no one knew. When Sir Joshua Reynolds painted "The Death of Cardinal Beaufort" in 1789, he put a demon's face in the darkness behind the dying man. Reynolds was accurately depicting a … Continue reading Daily Scripture Series – Jan. 5th