Put on salvation as your helmet, and take the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. Ephesians 6:17
When Laura and I first moved to Albuquerque, we had never lived in a place where it snowed. It just so happened that the year we moved here had a lot of snow. Our kids looked at the...
Continue ReadingThere is salvation in no one else! God has given no other name under heaven by which we must be saved. Acts 4:12
What do you think of when you hear the word "salvation?" We don't often use that word, but a basic definition is preservation or deliverance from harm, ruin or loss. In Christi...
Continue ReadingThis High Priest of ours understands our weaknesses, for he faced all of the same testings we do, yet he did not sin. Hebrews 4:15
It is easy to be judgmental for those people who are homeless and panhandling on the corner. When we see them with their cardboard signs at their frequent loc...
Continue ReadingBut let us who live in the light be clearheaded, protected by the armor of faith and love, and wearing as our helmet the confidence of our salvation. 1 Thessalonians 5:8
A week ago, my wife let me take two of our three kids on a retreat to the mountains. We had the opportunity to stay at ...
Continue ReadingAnd so I tell you, keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you. Luke 11:9
When a person puts God first and actively seeks to honor Him with their life, it changes the way they pray. Instead...
Continue ReadingI give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them away from me, for my Father has given them to me, and He is more powerful than anyone else. No one can snatch them from the Father’s hand. John 10:28-29
One of the ways that Satan works overtime ...
Continue ReadingI pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in him. Then you will overflow with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13
A few years ago, I decided it would be fun to play the game “Chutes and Ladd...
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