If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. John 15:19 (ESV) Reading this passage should make us think a little more than usual. What is the difference between […]

All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the spirits. Proverbs 16:2 (ESV) Sometimes we like to do things our way. We hear phrases like, “If you want something done right, do it yourself.” Or maybe, “My way or the highway.” Both of those phrases have one […]

But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, ”Abba! Father!” […]