"We all...are being transformed into his image with ever increasing glory." (2 Corinthians 3:18). The tall passenger seemed to unfold as he stood up in the aisle of the small regional jet. Then people noticed the title of his boldly displayed book: "Be Like Jesus". A few minutes later, that same man was seen pushing … Continue reading Daily Scripture Series – Jan. 15th
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Daily Scripture Series – Jan. 14th
"The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves." (Zephaniah 3:17). Sentenced to fifty years in a maximum security prison, a sixteen-year-old-girl sat in solitary confinement. Due to her age, she remained separated from the other inmates. For nearly a year, she had no outside visitors. During an outreach and baptism held … Continue reading Daily Scripture Series – Jan. 14th
Daily Scripture Series – Jan. 13th
"Unless the Lord Almighty had left us some survivors, we would have become like Sodom." (Isaiah 1:9). Charles Joughin was a sailor from the young age of eleven. He served as a baker on a number of ships and, in 1912, got hired on to a cruise ship sailing out of Southampton, England. That ship, … Continue reading Daily Scripture Series – Jan. 13th
Daily Scripture Series – Jan. 12th
"They will be his people, and god himself will be with them and be their God." (Revelation 21:3) Blaise Pascal famously said there's an "infinite abyss" inside us that only an infinite God can fill, "You have made us for yourself, O Lord," Augustine prayed, "and our heart is restless until it rests in you." … Continue reading Daily Scripture Series – Jan. 12th
Come to the Water
"Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him. John would have prevented him, saying, 'I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?' But Jesus answered him, 'Let it be so now; for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.' Then … Continue reading Come to the Water
Daily Scripture Series – Jan. 11th
"A well-to-do woman...urged Elisha to stay for a meal." (2 Kings 4:8). Up early, Sara wrote her to do list for the day. But she was interrupted with a request from a young, struggling family. They desperately needed a gas card from church her to do this. So she agreed to drop it off at … Continue reading Daily Scripture Series – Jan. 11th