Wrestling in Prayer.

Wrestling in Prayer.

“And the Lord said, ‘Hear what the unrighteous judge says. And will not God give justice to his elect, who cry to him day and night?'” (Luke 18:6b-7a) In this week’s gospel reading Jesus presented a parable about persistence in prayer. A widow...
Wrestling in Prayer.

Wrestling with God.

“And a man wrestled with him until the breaking of the day. When the man saw that he did not prevail against Jacob, he touched his hip socket, and Jacob’s hip was put out of joint as he wrestled with him. Then he said, ‘Let me go, for the day has...

Wrestling With the World.

“. . .preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching.” (2 Timothy 4:2) In his last words to his friend Timothy, Paul provides us with vital instruction in evangelism. Such guidance is...

The Grace of Mercy.

“One of them, when he saw he was healed, came back, praising God in a loud voice. He threw himself at Jesus’ feet and thanked him—and he was a Samaritan.Jesus asked, ‘Were not all ten cleansed? Where are the other nine? Was no one found to return and give...
The Grace of Perseverance

The Grace of Perseverance

Paul exhorted Timothy to not only uphold the truth of the gospel but to pass it on to others. These would be trained to be faithful stewards of God’s household who proclaim the gospel with scrupulous care in order to ensure that the truth will be passed faithfully and...
The Grace of Hope.

The Grace of Hope.

“But Ruth said, ‘Do not urge me to leave you or to return from following you. For where you go I will go, and where you lodge I will lodge. Your people shall be my people, and your God my God. Where you die I will die, and there will I be buried. May the Lord do so to...