You’ve undoubtedly heard the adage, “No good deed goes unpunished.” Have you ever suffered criticism or retaliation for doing good? 1 Peter 3:17 says, “It is better to suffer for doing good.” What’s the best response? Do good anyway!” Christ revealed to us that suffering has a spiritual purpose. Suffering for doing good is our small-scale […]
Author: Joe Galloway
Obedience!
What is it about obedience that causes consternation? Is it that we think obedience means giving up freedoms? Consider the Ten Commandments. Is it just a list of “thou shalt nots” – all those rules of God telling us what we can’t do? Obedience may sometimes seem so confining. The commandments seem too restrictive. Nobody […]
Outrageous!
Have you ever heard news that seemed outrageous, audacious, mind-blowing? Surely you have. How did you react? Well, that’s just what the people heard when the disciples told them of Jesus’s love for them—so much love that He suffered and died for them on the cross. But more, that He rose from the dead. And […]
A “How-To” Manual for Everyday Living
Have you ever thought of the Bible as being a “how-to” manual for everyday living? Maybe we should. We know from Hebrews 4:12 that the word of God is living and effective, sharper than a two-edged sword. This Sunday we heard from the disciples on the road to Emmaus, how when Jesus interpreted the Scriptures […]
Divine Mercy
On Divine Mercy Sunday we read in Acts 2:44-45, “All who believed were together and had all things in common; they would sell their property and possessions and divide them among all according to each one’s need.” Oh My Goodness! Can you imagine? Look at the example these disciples set. They heard the good news of […]