Reflections

Don’t be Misled

Don’t be Misled

Do not be misled: “Bad company                                                        corrupts good character.” (1 Corinthians 15:33, NIV)

Patience and Endurance

Patience and Endurance

Dear brothers and sisters, be patient as you wait for the Lord’s return. Consider the farmers who patiently wait for the rains in the fall and in the spring. They eagerly look for the valuable harvest to ripen.  You, too, must be patient. Take courage, for the coming of the Lord is […]

Restore Wandering Believers

Restore Wandering Believers

My dear brothers and sisters, if someone among you wanders away from the truth and is brought back,  you can be sure that whoever brings the sinner back from wandering will save that person from death and bring about the forgiveness of many sins.  James 5:19-20, NLT    

Faith and Actions

Faith and Actions

Don’t you remember that our ancestor Abraham was shown to be right with God by his actions when he offered his son Isaac on the altar? 22 You see, his faith and his actions worked together. His actions made his faith complete.  And so it happened just as the Scriptures say: “Abraham […]

My Help

My Help

 A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem.  I look up to the mountains— does my help come from there? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth! Psalm 12:1-2, NLT