Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins. Show hospitality to one another without grumbling. As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God’s varied grace: whoever speaks, as one who speaks oracles of God; whoever serves, as one who serves… Continue reading The Heart of a Single Woman’s Home: Hospitality Outside the Home (part 5 of 8)
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And so
Last week, I came across one short phrase that, small and uninteresting as it seems, stopped my reading and demanded I give it my full attention. And so we came to Rome. Acts 28:14. Granted, not much there at first, except the sheer nonchalant nature of the phrase. καί οὕτω (kai hoútō) -- and in… Continue reading And so
The Desire for What is New
The desire for newness seems entrenched in the human soul. Not mere newness for the sake of being new, but newness in the sense of a better, pure, hopeful rebirth. Looking forward to the new year, we set goals for how the next year will be better, how we will have new adventures, how we… Continue reading The Desire for What is New
Saturday Song: Abide with Me
Henry F. Lyte, the man who wrote this hymn faithfully led a small church for over 20 years when his failing health forced him to take an early retirement. September 4, 1847 marked his last sermon to his congregation. During his sermon, Lyte is reported to have said his desire was to "induce you to… Continue reading Saturday Song: Abide with Me
Firm in Faith
I love when readings from two different sources on two different days speak in unison. Last night during Bible study, we read Isaiah 7:9. Today, the morning devotional (though on a different verse) from Spurgeon's Morning & Evening series continued the discussion we had last night. If you are not firm in faith, you will… Continue reading Firm in Faith
Consider…
... the lilies, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass, which is alive in the field today, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, how much more will he clothe… Continue reading Consider…
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