steadfast hope…

We must always give thanks to God for you, brothers and sisters, as is right, because your faith is growing abundantly, and the love of everyone of you for one another is increasing. Therefore we ourselves boast of you among the churches of God for your steadfastness and faith during all your persecutions and theContinue reading “steadfast hope…”

without excuse…

For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and wickedness of those who by their wickedness suppress the truth. For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. Ever since the creation of the world his eternal power and divine nature, invisibleContinue reading “without excuse…”

Dead man walking

Jesus said to them, ‘Very truly, I tell you, the Son can do nothing on his own, but only what he sees the Father doing; for whatever the Father does, the Son does likewise. The Father loves the Son and shows him all that he himself is doing; and he will show him greater worksContinue reading “Dead man walking”

where are you looking?

To you I lift up my eyes, O you who are enthroned in the heavens! As the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes look to the Lord our God, until he has mercy upon us. Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercyContinue reading “where are you looking?”

Advent Devotional from Luther Seminary

Follow the below link to the website for the Advent Devotional from Luther Seminary. You can either download the booklet in a pdf form, or sign up for a daily email. This is a wonderful resource! http://www.luthersem.edu/advent/?utm_source=bronto&utm_medium=email&utm_term=All+Dynamic+Links&utm_content=Advent+Devotional+2013+is+Available+Now%21&utm_campaign=20131108+-+Advent+Devo+to+God+Pause+Subscribers

What we have known

For we did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty. For when he received honor and glory from God the Father, and the voice was borne to him by the Majestic Glory, “This is myContinue reading “What we have known”

On your side!

‘O that my words were written down! O that they were inscribed in a book! O that with an iron pen and with lead they were engraved on a rock for ever! For I know that my Redeemer lives, and that at the last he will stand upon the earth; and after my skin has been thus destroyed, thenContinue reading “On your side!”