Amos 7:1-9 This is what the Lord God showed me: he was forming locusts at the time the latter growth began to sprout (it was the latter growth after the king’s mowings). When they had finished eating the grass of the land, I said,“O Lord God, forgive, I beg you!    How can Jacob stand?    He is so small!”The Lord relented concerning this;    “It shall … Continue reading Crooked Falls

Ephesians 4:19-27, 31-32 Having lost all sensitivity, they have given themselves over to sensuality so as to indulge in every kind of impurity, and they are full of greed.That, however, is not the way of life you learned when you heard about Christ and were taught in him in accordance with the truth that is in Jesus. You … Continue reading Into the Light

2 Thessalonians 1:3-12 We ought always to thank God for you, brothers and sisters, and rightly so, because your faith is growing more and more, and the love all of you have for one another is increasing. Therefore, among God’s churches we boast about your perseverance and faith in all the persecutions and trials you are enduring.All this … Continue reading The Problem with Vengeance

Acts 14:8-20 In Lystra there was a man sitting who could not use his feet and had never walked, for he had been crippled from birth. He listened to Paul as he was speaking. And Paul, looking at him intently and seeing that he had faith to be healed, said in a loud voice, “Stand … Continue reading Let’s Pretend That Didn’t Happen

Exodus 21:23-25 But if there is serious injury, you are to take life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, burn for burn, wound for wound, bruise for bruise.New International Version Matthew 5:38-41 "You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.’ But … Continue reading Being Citizens and Being Believers