“But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, 28 bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you. 29 To one who strikes you on the cheek, offer the other also, and from one who takes away your cloak do not withhold your tunic either. When seeing a child…

And when you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed. This must take place, but the end is not yet. 8 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places; there will be famines. These are but the beginning of the birth pains.  There is a war in…

   Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me,        for in you my soul takes refuge;                    in the shadow of your wings I will take refuge,        till the storms of destruction pass by.              2       I cry out to God Most High,        to God who fulfills his purpose for me.              3       He will send…

  I will strengthen the house of Judah,        and I will save the house of Joseph.                    I will bring them back because I have compassion on them,        and they shall be as though I had not rejected them,        for I am the LORD their God and I will answer them.  When Vicki and I were married over 35 years ago, we…

You were running well. Who hindered you from obeying the truth? 8 This persuasion is not from him who calls you. 9 A little leaven leavens the whole lump.  Perhaps you know someone you have prayed to receive Christ for years and it seemed like they surrendered to God’s sovereign will and were saved. Then, true to the parable of…

Romans 16: 8-11 8 Greet Ampliatus, my beloved in the Lord. 9 Greet Urbanus, our fellow worker in Christ, and my beloved Stachys. 10 Greet Apelles, who is approved in Christ. Greet those who belong to the family of Aristobulus. 11 Greet my kinsman Herodion. You have made it through Romans! Almost. At first glance, Romans 16 seems to be…