Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth. John was fond of referring to his audience as “little children.” It is clearly a term of endearment. In addition, it is a clear indication that John had a close and deeply  pastoral relationship with those to whom he was writing. It is interesting…

Indeed, none who wait for you shall be put to shame. The late Tom Petty likely said it as well as anyone else could have said it, “Waiting is the hardest part.” On many levels, our life is spent waiting. On one level, there is the waiting that we are all forced into because of the systems and situations that are…

Listen to advice and accept instruction, that you may gain wisdom in the future. Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the LORD that will stand. Except in extreme and ultra-rare cases, life is not lived in a vacuum.  Each of us develops in this life…

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. According to the internet (which is always correct, of course), it is Charles Colton who is credited with the…