The Persistent Widow
This poor woman’s persistence was the only asset she had in seeking justice from an “unjust” judge, as she kept coming to him day after day.
This poor woman’s persistence was the only asset she had in seeking justice from an “unjust” judge, as she kept coming to him day after day.
The angel told Zechariah “You will be silent and unable to speak until the day that these things take place, because you did not believe…”
I am presently drinking a cup of olive oil coffee. I wanted to taste it for myself now that Starbucks is launching the product in Italy. What does that have to do with the Gospel?
I started eating raw garlic every day for its amazing health benefits. That statement alone might make you want to take a couple of steps back.
A speaker at my daughter’s graduation said when we are born, “we look like our parents.” As we get older “we look more like our decisions.”
There is a peace that surpasses understanding, and advent reminds us that peace is the direct correlation of being in a right relationship with the “Prince of Peace.”
Advent is a time to be reminded that we have the capacity to choose joy over all of our varying emotional responses.
Have you ever found yourself guilty of judging who is worthy or unworthy of God’s love? I sure have been rebuked for this many a time. God can save even the most unlikely and unlovable of candidates, and He doesn’t need our permission to do so.
“Just because it’s Christmas, doesn’t mean your heart don’t hurt.” It’s fitting to be reminded that everything in your world doesn’t have to be tidied up to worship the King. You don’t have to check your wounds at the door of the stable before coming in to bow down at that manger.
God’s scandalous “object-lesson” in demonstrating His unconditional love for ancient Israel through the prophet Hosea should fill us with much hope and gratitude. God loves us too infinitely to leave us to our own demise.