Sonshine for your soul
Posted in love on Jun 16th, 2017
“Love prospers when a fault is forgiven, but dwelling on it separates close friends.” (Proverbs 17:9)
Want a better marriage or parent-child relationship? Be more forgiving.
For our relationships, grace is a vitamin and a grudge is poison.
Proverbs 19:11 says we gain respect of others when we display with willingness to not retaliate for an offense.
Let’s do […]
Posted in witnessing on Jun 6th, 2017
The Jerusalem big shots — who were fast losing spiritual market share — didn’t want Peter and John talking about Jesus anymore (Acts 4:1-22).
But for Peter and John, the choice was simple.
“But Peter and John replied, ‘Do you think God wants us to obey you rather than him? We cannot stop telling about everything we […]
Posted in humility on May 24th, 2017
A light bulb went on for me this morning during my devotional reading in John 13.
It involves the question of why some people choose humility as a life pattern while others do not.
I had long viewed humility as a sign of internal strength rather than weakness. But why Jesus so frequently and so clearly displayed […]
Posted in Bible on May 10th, 2017
The crowd told Jesus that they needed to see more miracles before they’d believe He was from God (John 6:30).
It wasn’t enough for them that His past teachings and miracles had verified His Messianic status.
They wanted to call the shots not unlike an idol-worshipper falling at the feet of something crafted as a self-serving pseudo-god.
Jesus […]
Posted in Jesus Christ on May 1st, 2017
In 1971, the rock band Led Zeppelin dominated the radio airwaves for a time with the song “Stairway to Heaven.” I’m sure that many of you are recalling this entrancing melody even now as you think back to those days in your life. click here to listen to the song
Looking back this morning at […]
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Martin Drummond