Granada, Nicaragua
There is another group of people in Nicaragua who are threatened with extinction. Not just the young, but also the old. In this country, you work until you die. I met these people along the way.
Spiritual Obligations
so that you may approve the things that are excellent, in order to be sincere and blameless until the day of Christ; Philippians 1:10 NASB In order to be – Read it slowly. Paul has just proclaimed that God and God alone will complete the good work in us (v. 6). God won’t stop the…
Anticipation
being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. Philippians 1:6 NIV The day of Christ Jesus – How long will it take for God to finish the exclamation of your life? Paul gives us the answer. “Until the…
Nicaragua
In a land where the harsh reality is extreme poverty, the innocence of children is especially tragic. Most of these little people will grow up uneducated, without dreams, sometimes without food. Some will die. Most will succumb to hopelessness.
Evelyn
A wonderful reader named Evelyn sent me this message: “Dear Skip, There is no way I can adequately give in return for what I have received, but please accept this small donation as my appreciation of the ministry of Today’s Word. Shalom, Evelyn.” I was blessed more by these words than by any financial support….
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being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. Philippians 1:6 NIV To completion – Would you like to put an exclamation point behind your life? Look no further than this word, epiteleo. Actually, the root word is what…
Awe-full
being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. Philippians 1:6 NIV Good work – Do you do good work? Your answer depends on what you mean by “good.” The Hollywood culture seems to think that good work includes…
The REVISED Winepress
On September 11, we looked at John 16:33, the well-known verse about having trouble in the world. I said that since Yeshua spoke Hebrew, not Greek, we should look at the Hebrew word behind the Greek text. The Greek is thlipsis. I incorrectly stated that the Hebrew word is the Delitzsch gospel was ‘arah. Fortunately, Andre…
Begin at the End
being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. Philippians 1:6 NIV Began – One way to find the route through a complicated maze is to begin at the end and work backwards. Most of us have done that…
