Christ Jesus…made himself NOTHING…
In our Bible study last night, our group read and discussed Paul’s letter to the Philippians. In chapter two he talks about the humility of Christ. Check this out… Philippians 2:3-8 (NIV): Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Each of you should look not… Read more »
Just so everybody knows…I stole ALL of these thoughts from my older and wiser brother (Brooks Elliott), and he’ll probably write about it in a book someday. BUT, I have his permission to use it for this blog! When you read 1 Corinthians 10:31, what do you think of? In this verse, Paul says, “So… Read more »
In His famous “Sermon on the Mount” Jesus tells his followers several things that will change the paradigm/outlook of their culture. After telling the crowd that if they truly know God, they will bear fruit, He ends the sermon with an analogy… “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice… Read more »
Today is a gift. That’s why it’s called the present.
Two weeks ago, my friend, Sarah, told me that she and her husband were expecting a baby that was due to be born in the middle of June. Today, she sent a group of us an email saying she went to the doctor yesterday and the baby did not have a heartbeat. My heart dropped… Read more »
If you really knew me, you would know that I love sleep more than a bear during hibernating season. So, this morning I when was more tired than I normally am, I REALLY had no desire to get out of bed. I worked a 13-hour day yesterday on top of having a bad head cold… Read more »
To those that have grown up in the church, we’ve heard the word “forgiveness” more times than we can count. We know that we’ve been forgiven and we know that we’ve been called to forgive others. But do we really respond to that calling from God? We may extend grace to people if they forget… Read more »
Luke 10:38-42