Family Baggage
“…human beings never enter this world without baggage. The baggage is an inheritance, both cultural and biological that shapes the ground...
Sin and Grace
“…the grace of our Lord [is] exceedingly abundant with faith and love which are in Christ Jesus” (1 Tim 1:14). In other words, there is...
Consent
“ ‘Then Satan entered Judas, surnamed Iscariot, who was numbered among the twelve’ (Luke 22:3). Satan does not enter a man except by the...
What We Have
“So listen carefully, for whoever has will be given more, but whoever does not have, even what he thinks he has will be taken from him”...
Life (Stages of)
“The eternal God is not often in a hurry. He typically works slowly but steadily to show us His gracious will so that we might fulfill...
Sober and Sobriety
“Just as Saint Paul calls us to live in purity, he also calls us to be watchful, for those “who are of the day” should live soberly (1...
Spiritual Warfare and Standing Fast
“Who among us has not faltered and taken a wrong step? How often do we let pain or troubles steal our peace in Christ?...a multitude of...
Love (Sacrificial)
“Let us enlarge the hope within us by our feeble efforts to keep the commandment to love. Like infants, we mimic our loving Father and...
Waiting
“What does it mean to wait? Is it just a matter of killing time until our hope is realized? Like a child who is bored on a rainy day,...
Strength (Self-Reliance)
“…the people of God did not fight with the hand or weapons so much as with the voice and tongue, that is, they poured forth prayer to...