Unseen Realities Bible:Ephesians 6:10-20 Our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but . . . against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms (V.12). Reading In 1876, men drilling for coal in central Indiana thought they had found the gates of hell. Historian John Barlow Martin reports that at six hundred feetContinueContinue reading “Unseen Realities”
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Dented Penny
Dented Penny Bible:Ephesians 6:10–18 Stand firm then . . . with the breastplate of righteousness in place (V.14). Reading Private John Trickett kept a penny in the top breast pocket of his uniform during World War I. He kept it as a reminder of home. But it became much more valuable than that! John gotContinueContinue reading “Dented Penny”
THE FLIP SIDE OF LOVE
THE FLIP SIDE OF LOVE Bible:2 John 1:1-11 Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and from Jesus Christ, the Father’s Son, will be with us in truth and love (V.3). Reading The Roman inns during Jesus’ time had a reputation so bad that rabbis (Jewish religious teachers) wouldn’t even allow cattle to beContinueContinue reading “THE FLIP SIDE OF LOVE”
Stay on the way
Stay on the way Bible:John 14:1-7 Lord, we don’t know where you are going, so how can we know the way? (V.5). Reading It was getting dark as I followed Li Bao along the tops of walls cut into the mountains of central China. I had never been this way before, and I couldn’t seeContinueContinue reading “Stay on the way”