Faith 2 Peter 1:5-8 (Click on any Bible link in this article and you may choose to read the verses from other translations) 5 For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; 6and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; 7and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love. 8 For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive
While driving today I heard the following song on the radio and it brought back memories of a time when my future was spiraling out of control. I remembered hearing the song “He is Able” in a worship service and how it helped me to cling to the hope that only God could give me at that fearful time. I can only imagine the worries of the thousands who have lost their homes in the recent tornadoes that left their many paths of destruction across
Luke 12:24 Click on this link to read the passage. You may select your preferred version of the Bible after the link opens. From the time I landed my first job following graduation from college I wanted the security of owning my own home. I looked and dreamed, but being single and under financial strain from college loans, there was nothing I could do about my dream. I have later owned homes, but had to let them go due
James 5:13-18 Click on this link to read the passage. You may select your preferred version of the Bible after the link opens. Verses 13-18 are about praying in faith. Books have been written on this subject, so I acknowledge that I am only able to touch a highlight or two today. James is reminding us to pray in every circumstance, not just when we feel desperate. We are called to offer prayers of rejoicing and praise as well as
2 Peter 1:5-8 Click on this link to read the passage. You may select your preferred version of the Bible after the link opens. This passage doesn’t ask much does it? (I ask with my tongue in my cheek.) This list of virtues can be a bit overwhelming at first glance. This is such a huge passage to get my mind around, but as I look at it, I recognize a growing kind of pattern to the list: We start with proclaiming
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