Good morning, brothers and sisters.   Our verse for today comes from John 19:34, "But one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and immediately blood and water came out."   I remember this line from a movie where the main character was in a tight...

Good morning, friends.   Our verse for today comes from Acts 13:45, “But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy and began to contradict what was spoken by Paul, reviling him.”   Crowds have a real and significant power.  There is an...

Good morning, everyone.   Our verse for today comes from John 1:44, "Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter."   There once was a small port town that was relatively unknown.  No major interstate brought travelers from afar, and few were...

Good morning, friends.   Our verse for today comes from Acts 13:44, “The next Sabbath almost the whole city gathered to hear the word of the Lord.”   In the movie That Thing You Do, Mr. Patterson, the dad of the main character, owns Patterson’s appliance...

Good morning, everyone.   Our verse for today comes from Mark 10:49, "So Jesus stood still and commanded him to be called.  Then they called the blind man, saying, 'Be of good cheer.  Rise, He is calling you.'"   I have had stretches where it has been tough...

Good morning, brothers and sisters.   Our verse for today comes from Acts 13:42, “As they went out, the people begged that these things might be told them the next Sabbath.”   I imagine that the sentiments expressed in today’s verse would be a dream come...

Good morning, friends.   Our verse for today comes from Acts 13:41, “Look, you scoffers, be astounded and perish; for I am doing a work in your days, a work that you will not believe, even if one tells it to you.”   I love those scenes in movies when the...

Good morning, everyone.   Our verse for today comes from Acts 13:39, “And by Him everyone who believes is freed from everything from which you could not be freed by the law of Moses.”   I ran away from home once when I was a kid.  We were still living in the...

Good morning, everyone.   Our verse for today comes from John 1:40, "One of the two who heard John speak, and followed Him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's Brother."   Clint is a successful actor who got his start when he was merely two years old, appearing in...

Good morning, friends.   Our verse for today comes from Acts 13:33, “You are My Son, today I have begotten You.”   If you are familiar with the Marvel super hero movies, then you know of Ant-Man.  He wears a suit that allows him to shrink to miniscule size...