Today’s reading is Acts 25: 1-12 Today we see the beginning of the culmination of where God was leading Paul – Rome. Rome was the center of the empire, it was the throne of power, it was the capital of the … Continue reading
Small Faithfulness
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The Next Step
Today’s reading is Acts 22: 17-30 God didn’t just give Paul his story, he gave him the blessing of Roman citizenship. This allowed him to get out of some time binds at times, but also gave him the opportunity to speak … Continue reading
The Power of Faithfulness
Today’s reading is Acts 8: 26-39 Today, we see the world changed. Phillip continues his preaching and today he is led by the Holy Spirit to the Ethiopian Eunuch. He is returning home from Jerusalem, reading the prophets. He doesn’t understand. … Continue reading
Jesus and Rejection
Luke 4: 16-30 Today we see Jesus do what no preacher ever really wants to do. He preached to His home church. I’ve been able to preach at my home church, Johnston Chapel UMC in Summit, MS, several times in … Continue reading
What Shall Be
Sometimes in Scripture the Lord paints a picture of what shall be. The world is not perfect. Life is not perfect. Things happen that we do not like; that we do not want. So often, each day of life, we … Continue reading
Leanness of the Soul
I am currently teaching a Bible Study at St. Matthew’s on Tuesday afternoon. We’ve walked through the book of Judges earlier but right now we are looking at some of our favorite Psalms. I mention it every so often, but … Continue reading
God is Still Working
Ever felt like giving up? Felt like nothing good was happening or going to happen. Like there was no real reason to keep going like God wasn’t doing anything all? Like God wasn’t at work? It’s easy to feel that … Continue reading
Small Things
The mission of God is always expanding. It always gets bigger. It always pulls more and more people into the movement that God is doing. It starts small, with one person. But one person, one faithful person, they can change … Continue reading
Keep Walking
The book of Proverbs in the Old Testament is one of my favorite books in the Bible. It’s just full of good, practical advice. Just really good and solid words for the living of life. When we read them, it takes … Continue reading
Work
1 Thessalonians is one of the most interesting books in the Bible. This (along with 2 Thessalonians) were letters of Paul that were written to people who were waiting for the Lord to return, but He had not come back … Continue reading
