The Optional Church
Scripture 12Be careful then, dear brothers and sisters. Make sure that your own hearts are not evil and unbelieving, turning you away...
Random Ramblings As I Read God's Road Map
Scripture 12Be careful then, dear brothers and sisters. Make sure that your own hearts are not evil and unbelieving, turning you away...
Scripture 3Then the Lord said to Isaiah, “Take your son Shear-jashub means “A remnant will return.” and go out to meet King Ahaz. You...
Scripture 2Preach the word of God. Be prepared, whether the time is favorable or not. Patiently correct, rebuke, and encourage your...
Scripture 23Again I say, don’t get involved in foolish, ignorant arguments that only start fights. 24A servant of the Lord must not...
Scripture 20When you were slaves to sin, you were free from the obligation to do right. 21And what was the result? You are now ashamed of...
Scripture Now, dear brothers and sisters, let us clarify some things about the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and how we will be...
Scripture 16Always be joyful. 17Never stop praying. 18Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to...
Scripture 16Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. 17When they saw him, they...
Scripture 3Then Absalom would say, “You’ve really got a strong case here! It’s too bad the king doesn’t have anyone to hear it. 4I wish I...
Life Journal: Making Room For Prayer Scripture 12Jesus entered the Temple and began to drive out all the people buying and selling...
Scripture 16Then King David went in and sat before the Lord and prayed, “Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my family, that you have...
Scripture 22Immediately after this, Jesus insisted that his disciples get back into the boat and cross to the other side of the lake,...
Scripture 21 “Not everyone who calls out to me, ‘Lord! Lord!’ will enter the Kingdom of Heaven. Only those who actually do the will of my...
Scripture 31 “So don’t worry about these things, saying, ‘What will we eat? What will we drink? What will we wear?’ 32These things...
Scripture 44But I say, love your enemies! Do good to those who hate you. Pray for those who persecute you…46If you love only those who...
Scripture 5Examine yourselves to see if your faith is genuine. Test yourselves. Surely you know that Jesus Christ is among you; if not,...
Scripture Meanwhile, Saul stayed at Gilgal, and his men were trembling with fear. 8Saul waited there seven days for Samuel, as Samuel had...
“Your lungs look like hell...” Almost two years later those words from an ER doctor at Kaiser San Diego still ring in my ears. It was...
Scripture 56For sin is the sting that results in death, and the law gives sin its power. 57But thank God! He gives us victory over sin...
Scripture 1Now about food sacrificed to idols: We know that “We all possess knowledge.” But knowledge puffs up while love builds up....