Archive for July, 2010
« Previous EntriesTrue Son in the Faith
Saturday, July 31st, 20101 Timothy 26:20 “Timothy, guard what has been entrusted in your care.”
St. Paul addressed the first letter of Timothy, “To Timothy, my true son in the faith.” (1Timothy 1:2). Timothy was a young man with many gifts and some striking weaknesses. St. Paul was in the autumn of life when they met. Paul had […]
Persistent Nobility
Friday, July 30th, 2010Acts 8:28 “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.”
When I was young, I used to hear my predecessors tell the difficult stories of their youth. Still, occasionally, you hear someone tell horrendous stories from their youth. […]
The Assigned Task
Thursday, July 29th, 2010Acts 20:24 “However, I consider my life worth nothing to me, if only I may finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me.”
There are times in life we can find great meaning in tasks we did not choose for ourselves. Many times people think that if someone else assigns […]
Faith Sharing
Tuesday, July 27th, 2010Acts 9:19-20 “…Saul spent several days with the disciples in Damascus. At once he began to preach in the synagogues that Jesus is the Son of God.”
Paul evangelized most of the known world in his day. He went from place to place sharing the faith. Everything he did had its basis in the hope […]
Sinner or Saint
Tuesday, July 27th, 2010Acts 9:16 “I will show him how much he must suffer for my name.”
Many years ago, there was a respected man in the church I was serving. He had been married for twenty years and had three wonderful children. This man and his wife had a nice life and were, by all appearances, happy. […]
God, Are You Sure?
Sunday, July 25th, 2010Acts 9:15 “But the Lord said to Ananias, “Go!”
One of the challenges of understanding the Bible is the different names that have to be deciphered. I found in reading Russian literature how hard it was to decipher the names of another culture. For many, the names of the Bible are a challenge. There are at […]
A Completely Changed Life
Saturday, July 24th, 2010Acts 9:1 “Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the Lord’s disciples.”
We first met Saul as he held the coats for those who stoned Stephen. Saul was filled with indignation against the Lord’s disciples. He asked the high priest to give him the appropriate letters to a synagogue in Damascus so that […]
Pi Kappa Phi
Friday, July 23rd, 2010John 14:28 “…I am going away and I am coming back to you.”
Recently, I picked up the Alumni magazine from my college that is mailed to our home twice a year. I always look at my graduating class year. Earlier in life, I would read about fellow graduates’ promotions, birth of their children, and […]
Honoring Values
Thursday, July 22nd, 2010Proverbs 23:12 “Apply your heart to instruction and your ears to words of knowledge.”
If we seek the worth of a piece of fine art, an expert will estimate its value. Everything in life has some estimate of its value. In living, we have qualities that are valuable to us. For me, personally, there are aspects […]
The Keys of the Kingdom
Wednesday, July 21st, 2010Philippians 3:20 “But our citizenship is in heaven.”
Philip felt the guidance of God to go to a specific place on a specific road from Jerusalem to Gaza. Along the way, he met an Ethiopian eunuch who was in charge of the treasury of the queen of the Ethiopians. This man had gone to Jerusalem […]
« Previous Entries