Context is king

Have you ever read a verse in the Bible and didn’t understand it?  You look at it in bewilderment, shrug your shoulders and then move on.  There is a passage in 1 Corinthians 14:34-35 that was like that. Its says, “Women should remain silent in the...

Let your light shine

In Matthew 5:14-16 Jesus said, “You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden.  Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house.  In the same way,...

The draw of the kingdom

In Matthew 13:44-46 Jesus talks about what the kingdom of heaven is like.  He says, “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field. “Again, the...

Love in motion

1 John 4:16-21 says, “God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them.  This is how love is made complete among us so that we will have confidence on the day of judgment: In this world we are like Jesus.  There is no fear in love. But...

The river inside of you

In John 7:37-39 Jesus said, “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink.  Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.” Jesus said that the Holy Spirit is a river that is sourced inside of us and flows out...