Day 58 – Chili
Reading: Romans 16:21-24 Reflective Thoughts Chili I don’t know about you, but I still look at chili with suspicion. A story about a severed finger found in Wendy’s chili in 2005 did me in. The plot turned out to be … Read More
Day 57 – Smooth Talk
Reading: Romans 16:17-20 Reflective Thoughts Smooth talk Type the words “false teacher” into Google’s search engine, and you’ll find 2.3 million results on the web. Depending on whose calling whom a false teacher and for what reason, you may even … Read More
Day 56 – Between the Lines
Reading: Romans 16:1-16 Reflective Thoughts Between the lines These sixteen verses in Romans are probably as frequently dismissed as the lists of genealogies throughout the Bible. But between the lines are stories of real people who weren’t rock stars. They … Read More
Day 55 – Word and Deed
Reading: Romans 15:14 -33 Reflective Thoughts Word and Deed A division has existed within American Christianity since the end of the 19th century. Certain leaders began to question Scriptural authority. Others reacted, and pulled away from the mainstream, holding fast … Read More
Day 54 – Unity
Reading: Romans 15:8-13 Reflective Thoughts Unity We think highly of unity. People have called for it to win wars and declare peace. John Dickinson wrote “By uniting we stand, by dividing we fall” in a Revolutionary War song back in … Read More
Day 53 – Blueprints
Reading: Romans 15:4-7 Reflective Thoughts Blueprints One of the things we inherited with our purchase of a 1929 bungalow was the original blueprints. The house was remodeled by the previous owners, and the blueprints have been helpful for us … Read More
Day 52 – Spiritually Mature
Reading: Romans 15:1-3 Reflective Thoughts Spiritually Mature “No man left behind…” was first coined by the U.S. Army Rangers. Today it’s used by military divisions all over the world. A soldier comes to mind, who risks his life to carry … Read More
Day 51 – Pizza
Reading: Romans 14:13-23 Reflective Thoughts Pizza We had gone without pizza for three months when George and my sister came to visit for the weekend. George is my brother-in-law, a standard-issue character and retired trucker of medium build with a … Read More
Day 50 – Opinions
Reading: Romans 14:1-12 Reflective Thoughts Opinions George Barna makes a living on the opinions of others. If there’s one thing that his polls have shown is that for every issue there are at least several opinions. Each opinion represents someone … Read More
Day 49 – Footprints
Reading: Romans 13: 11-14 Reflective Thoughts Footprints Reduce the size of your carbon footprint! This is an urgent message by global warming advocates to make as little impact on our environment as possible. Paul had a similar urgent message … Read More