Ephesians

“By contrast, the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control” (Galatians 5:22-23a). On Sunday, many of us who are reading through the Bible, finished Paul’s Letter to the Galatians. In Galatians...

Grateful

“First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you…” (Romans 1:8a). Sunday’s morning drive was a short drive from our home in Luckey to Sonfire by the River in Pemberville to lead worship. I make it a practice on Sunday mornings to drive in silence. No news....

Filled with Hope

“And not only that, but we also boast in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not disappoint us, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy...

Sent by the Spirit

“Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you” (John 20:21). If you are following the 2019 Year of Scripture Daily Reading Schedule, you should be close to finishing the Gospel of John. At our Fall Gatherings, I invited us to...

All Nations

And he [Jesus] said to them, “Thus it is written, that the Messiah is to suffer and to rise from the dead on the third day, and that repentance and forgiveness of sins is to be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem” (Luke 24:46-47) Image...

The Unspoken Change

“So they [the women] went out and fled from the tomb, for terror and amazement seized them; and they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid”. (Mark 16:8a) If you are following the 2019 Year of Scripture Daily Reading Schedule, you should be finishing the Gospel...