Acts 16:33
At that hour of the night the jailer took them [Paul and Silas] and washed their wounds; then immediately he and all his family were baptized.
When the jailer accepted the word of God that Paul and Silas shared with him, his eyes were opened and with those open eyes came compassion. Paul and Silas [...]
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A Jailer’s Compassion
Posted in Random Thoughts, tagged callousness, comfort, compassiona, hard heart, heart of stone, help, I-It, I-Thou, jailer, Jew, love, Martin Buber, Paul, poor, poverty, prejudice, Shakespeare, Shylock, Silas, way of Jesus on November 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
On Faith 2
Posted in 50 days with Jesus, Random Thoughts, tagged circumstances, crucifixion, disciples, faith, steadfastness, strength, women on October 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Today, as part of my daily devotion, I read Mark’s account of the crucifixion and these verses stuck out to me: “Some women were watching from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome. In Galilee these women had followed him and cared for [...]
Blazin’
Posted in Lent, Random Thoughts on March 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
While working with the Seeking Him bible study group on revival and essentials to personal revival, I became acutely aware of the scripture I John 1:7
“But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from [...]
Bitterness
Posted in Lent, Random Thoughts on February 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Tonight I had an interesting experience as I participated in a Bible Study in a virtual environment called Second Life. The topic was bitterness and unfortunately, I couldn’t stay for the “discussion” time as I was reminded of my days working for Elijah House and running workshops on inner healing. These never really took off [...]
Hope does not disappoint…
Posted in Random Thoughts on July 4, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Romans 5:5
And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us.
But what if it does? What if our hope is done? What if our hope is no longer strong enough to withstand the cares of the world? What if [...]
Encourage One Another
Posted in Random Thoughts on May 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Hebrews 3:13
Encourage one another daily, as long as it is called Today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness.
And how does sin enter in? Sometimes, it is blatant and bold… brashly declaring its power to bend my will… like a mile-wide tornado crushing all in its path. But sometimes, it [...]
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