Friday, June 6, 2025
I have a wonderful springer spaniel who is now 10 years old. Bird dogs have natural instincts and inclinations, but as a puppy, obedience is a foreign concept and has to be taught with a loving but firm hand. Without obedience to their human, dogs get lost. They can be anxious, unruly, or aggressive. They… Read more
Thursday, June 5, 2025
“For the sin of this one man, Adam, caused death to rule over many. But even greater is God’s wonderful grace and his gift of righteousness, for all who receive it will live in triumph over sin and death through this one man, Jesus Christ” (Romans 5:17). Trivia time: What do these songs have in… Read more
Wednesday, June 4, 2025
Prior to my position as missions director at Hope, I was a math teacher at Valley High School for seven years. I found many parallels between today’s passage from Romans and my experiences as a teacher. Verses 3-5 describe trials, endurance, and confidence. High school can be a grind for many students. If I had… Read more
Tuesday, June 3, 2025
Romans 4 tells the story of a man whose faith gave birth to a promise. Abraham was old, Sarah barren—there was no natural reason to hope. But he believed. Not in himself, not in what he saw, but in what God had said. “Without weakening in his faith, he faced the fact that his body was… Read more