Jn.8:12 – Then Jesus again spoke to them, saying, “I am the Light of the world; the one who follows Me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the Light of life.” Light is an amazing and beautiful part of God’s creation. Without light there would be no creation, actually light is the …
Jn.5:14 – Afterward, Jesus *found him in the temple and said to him, “Behold, you have become well; do not sin anymore, so that nothing worse happens to you.” This scripture has the potential of being quite disturbing. First Jesus seems to be connecting this man’s paralytic condition to past sins. Obviously all sickness doesn’t …
Lk.3:3,4 – John went preaching and baptizing throughout the Jordan Valley. He persuaded people to turn away from their sins and turn to God for the freedom of forgiveness. This was to fulfill what was written in the book of the prophet Isaiah: “Listen! You will hear a thunderous voice in the lonely wilderness telling …
Acts 3:19-21 – So repent [change your inner self—your old way of thinking, regret past sins] and return [to God—seek His purpose for your life], so that your sins may be wiped away [blotted out, completely erased], so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord [restoring you like a cool …
Matt.24:36-39 – For the coming of the Son of Man will be just like the days of Noah. For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and they did not understand until the flood came and took …
Eph.4:4-6 – There is one body and one Spirit, just as you also were called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all who is over all and through all and in all. Any time today’s scripture is discussed people soon get into a debate …
2 Thes.2:13,14 – But we should always give thanks to God for you, brothers and sisters beloved by the Lord, because God has chosen you from the beginning for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and faith in the truth. It was for this He called you through our gospel, that you may obtain the …
Merry Tuesday with Parris But my horn shalt thou exalt like the horn of an unicorn: I shall be anointed with fresh oil. Psalm 92:10 The other day while biking riding through the trace, I started hearing the words “fresh oil”. I found myself repeating it over and again and couldn’t wait to go home …
Acts 3;19-21 – Therefore repent and return, so that your sins may be wiped away, in order that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord; and that He may send Jesus, the Christ appointed for you, whom heaven must receive until the period of restoration of all things about which God …
Nothing like a nice cool breeze when the summer heats up. Parris and I like to take walks on the Lakefront in the early mornings in the summer, you just can’t beat that breeze coming in off of the lake. Today, I am including three distinct translations of today’s scripture text, each one loaded with …
