Kitchen Sink

You blind Pharisee, first clean the inside of the cup and of the dish, so that the outside of it may become clean also.  Matthew 23:26  NASB Inside – This morning I wanted to write something profound in novel form.  As I walked down the hall to my office, it suddenly struck me that there were…

Stranger in a Strange Land

To those who reside as aliens, scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, who are chosen  1 Peter 1:1  NASB Aliens – Are you one of the parepídēmois?  Translated as “aliens,” we might be tempted to read this as Grundmann explains it: “Christians are only temporary residents on earth and must not let their lives be shaped by its interests. They…