your eyes shall see your Teacher

Acts 19:11-12 ESVAnd God was doing extraordinary miracles by the hands of Paul, [12] so that even handkerchiefs or aprons that had touched his skin were carried away to the sick, and their diseases left them and the evil spirits came out of them. The more I draw near to Christ the more I realizeContinue reading “your eyes shall see your Teacher”

Si vis pacem, para bellum

“If you want peace, prepare for war.” Ephesians 6:12-13 ESVFor we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. [13] Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you mayContinue reading “Si vis pacem, para bellum”

One bad week

1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 ESVBut we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope. [14] For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep.Continue reading “One bad week”

In the watchtower; eat, drink: arise ye princes

Revelation 22:10-11 ESVAnd he said to me, “Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this book, for the time is near. [11] Let the evildoer still do evil, and the filthy still be filthy, and the righteous still do right, and the holy still be holy.” As I set here the worldContinue reading “In the watchtower; eat, drink: arise ye princes”

Cogs in the machine

Some have preached good works until there is barely a decent person left in the congregation, while others have preached free grace and dying love in such a way that sinners have become saints,and saints have been as boughs loaded down with fruit to the praise and glory of God. Having seen the harvest whichContinue reading “Cogs in the machine”

If I were the devil

There are many things going on today. 2020 has been one for the history book. America has always been divided. Race and religion has always been a hot button since the beginning. Why? Pride. We look to be better than the rest. The one who works the hardest. Be the one who knows the most.Continue reading “If I were the devil”