Love isn’t a principle. It’s a practice. Read 1 Corinthians 16:14
Acts 11:19-26 If the church of God is a body, then most of the senses were at work in Acts 11. I’m not sure if Luke does this on purpose, but the way he writes about some of the spread of the Christian message emphasizes body movement. A few chapters ago, Stephen died by…
There’s a lot you can do when you want to. Read 1 Corinthians 15:58
Revelation 11:15 At first, when I read today’s verse, I thought of the hymn that says, “Kings and kingdoms will all pass away. But there’s something about that name.” As I reflected longer, I realized there’s more to it. The world has kingdoms and the world has a kingdom. Kingdoms are the political, social…
Measure success with humility Read Proverbs 22:4
Ezekiel 2:8-3:11 “I prefer watching the movie over reading the book,” was my dumb comment. A saint who happened to be a lawyer heard me. Recalling her experience in law school, she asked, “How are you going to make it through seminary? There’ll be days you’ll have to finish entire books.” That was the…