Thinking on ScriptureThinking on Scripture with Dr. Steven R. CookAbout Beliefs Audio & Books The Gospel Christian Ministries Steven R. Cook DonateWrite These on Your HeartA life marked by love and faithfulness brings favor with both God and people. When we embody these virtues, we align ...
These days, it seems, we wear our identities on the outside, writ large. Hopefully this is the case with Christian identity, that we might trulybethe Christian we are in such a way that, for others, there’s no mistaking it.
I think of this verse and the Savior’s methods of dealing with men, women, and children. I especially think of it when I approach the topic you are about to read. For some people, this willnotbe the right time to hear this; for others, it will be light upon their path and it w...
to identify with the suffering of humanity, and to die on the cross so as to set them free from the power of sin and death. God raised him from the dead so that all who are in him may flourish as people created in his image. Christ did not just say that he cared...
necessarily for the Philippian church. For Paul, the focus is not on himself and what is best for him. The focus is outward. If he dies, the focus is Christ because he will be with Christ. If he lives, the focus is still on Christ, because he will be able to help more people ...
Psalm 29:11“The Lord gives strength to his people; the Lord blesses his people with peace.” Examples of Bible Stories on Calm in Chaos: Mark 4:35-41: Jesus in the Storm Acts 16:16-40: Paul and Silas in Prison Daniel 6:10-23: Daniel in the Lions’ Den Tired Tiredness or exhaus...
But, that’s not what I want to say in this reflection based on the given piece of Scripture. I want to talk about those ways in which people think that they will come across their “one true love”, whether by chance or fate. A young, single woman’s car will break down late at...
into the ocean, there is only one thing that can happen to you, you die. Don’t get me wrong, this does not equate to the fiery hell that comes after the great white throne, but there is certainly judgment that comes while you are here on earth; some people think of this as karma...
And he said to the men who were with him, “What you have seen me do, hurry and do as I have done.”So every one of the people cut down his bundle and following Abimelech put it against the stronghold, and they set the stronghold on fire over them, so that all the people of ...
(which would have been, let’s say, difficult, on just my income), we found a family needing to rent a place for the short-term while their house was being renovated. Things worked out better than we could have hoped and we closed on our house on Valentine’s Day (maybe that was ...