Hi Reader! Here's ... May 27 Bless'D Newsletter 10 - Maturity (OOPS: = Sent out an unfinished version just a bit ago. Here's how it was supposed to turn out). ↓ "There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female—for all of you are one in Christ Jesus." -- Galatians 3:28 NET I am going to go out on a limb here and assume that all my readers are in fact non-Jewish and have never lived under the law of Moses. So, if you are what I described -- if...
17 days ago • 7 min read
Hi Reader! Here's ... May 27 Bless'D Newsletter 10 - Maturity ↓ "There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female—for all of you are one in Christ Jesus." -- Galatians 3:28 NET I am going to go out on a limb here and assume that all my readers are in fact non-Jewish and have never lived under the law of Moses. So, if you are what I described -- if you are a gentile -- you may have to do some mental gymnastics today to place yourself in the...
17 days ago • 7 min read
Hi Reader! Here's ... May 13 Bless'D Newsletter 9 - Conduct ↓ "He gave himself for us to set us free from every kind of lawlessness and to purify for himself a people who are truly his, who are eager to do good." -- Titus 2:14 NET Have you ever looked at the passage titles in your Bible and wonder where they got that stuff? Maybe I'm weird, but I certainly have. Well, today I sat down to study Titus 2:14 for this devotional, and as I almost always do, I read what comes before and what comes...
24 days ago • 8 min read
Hi Reader! Here's ... May 13 Bless'D Newsletter 8 - Equipped ↓ "Every scripture is inspired by God and useful for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the person dedicated to God may be capable and equipped for every good work." -- 2 Timothy 3:16-17 NET A faithful mother, a wise mentor, a world descending into chaos. This is the intersection Timothy stood at when he received Paul's second letter. Paul warns Timothy in the letter about "the last days"...
about 1 month ago • 8 min read
Hi Reader! Here's ... May 6 Bless'D Newsletter 7 - The Book ↓ I can pray this because his divine power has bestowed on us everything necessary for life and godliness through the rich knowledge of the one who called us by his own glory and excellence. -- 2 Peter 1:3 NET The church had a problem. It had been taken for a ride by a huckster fabricating wild stories. He showed up at camp meeting, took over the platform and began his story of how he was a pirate in the Indian Ocean and had come...
about 1 month ago • 9 min read
Hi Reader! Here's ... April 29 Bless'D Newsletter 6 - Who's Your Master? ↓ "For if we have become united with him in the likeness of his death, we will certainly also be united in the likeness of his resurrection." -- Romans 6:5 NET As much as I love the products we design and the "feel good" nature they generally provide (they are blessings after all and we call this thing Bless'D), there's also many Scriptures in our collection that speak to the believer's part of the deal. And then there's...
about 2 months ago • 9 min read
Hi Reader! Here's ... April 8 Bless'D Newsletter 5 - The Battle Belongs to the Lord ↓ "Finally, be strengthened in the Lord and in the strength of his power." -- Ephesians 6:10 NET Thus begins one of the most taught sections of Scripture. We often call this "The Full Armor of God." My Bible titles it, "Exhortations for Spiritual Warfare." There has been so much said about it and so much thoroughly going over each piece of "armor" and what that exactly means for the Christian life that I...
about 2 months ago • 7 min read
Hi Reader! Here's ... April 8 Bless'D Newsletter 4 - In the Image ↓ "God created humankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them, male and female he created them." -- Genesis 1:27 NET Today, we come to one of the most counter-cultural verses in the Bible. This verse speaks to our core: the very essence of what it means to be human. It and its surrounding context defines our place in this world and our responsibilities. It sets our boundaries and our parameters for operation....
about 2 months ago • 8 min read
Hi Reader! Here's ... April 8 Bless'D Newsletter 3 - Confidence in Christ ↓ "Your conduct must be free from the love of money, and you must be content with what you have, for he has said, 'I will never leave you and I will never abandon you.' So we can say with confidence, 'The Lord is my helper, and I will not be afraid. What can people do to me?'" -- Hebrews 13:5-6 NET Confidence. They say you should be confident at your job interview. They say confidence is how you overcome obstacles. They...
2 months ago • 7 min read