Jump Start # 1006
Jump Start # 1006 Proverbs 25:25 “Like cold water to a weary soul, so is good news from a distant land.” Today is the last day of the year. New Year’s eve—a time for reflection of the past and resolutions and hope for the future. How does a person measure what kind of year […]
Jump Start # 1005
Jump Start # 1005 Luke 18:11 The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other people– robbers, evildoers, adulterers– or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week and give a tenth of all I get.” Our verse today comes from a parable of […]
Jump Start # 1004
Jump Start # 1004 Philippians 4:22 “All the saints greet you, especially those of Caesar’s household.” There were Christians among Caesar’s people. Caesar’s household included those who believed in Jesus Christ. Amazing. The course of world history might have turned if Caesar himself became a believer. The persecution of Christians, the worship of emperors, […]
Jump Start # 1003
Jump Start # 1003 Luke 1:30 “The angel said to her, ‘Do not be afraid, Mary; for you have found favor with God.” The Bible doesn’t tell us when Jesus was born. Because the shepherds were in the field and Caesar called for a census, it seems more likely to have been in the […]
Jump Start # 1002
Jump Start # 1002 Psalms 127:4-5 “Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, so are the children of one’s youth. How blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them; they will not be ashamed when they speak with their enemies in the gate.” Holiday Times. The excitement of Christmas changes as […]