The thought of some people brings a smile to our lips. Maybe it’s their kindness, thoughtfulness or reliability—the way they consistently show up and make everything better just by their presence.
Rhoda is like that for me. I can’t read about her in Acts 12 without smiling as I imagine her youthful exuberance and determination. Older, seemingly wiser people dismissed her account, (more…)
For whoever is ashamed of Me and of My words, of him will the Son of Man be ashamed when He comes in His glory and the glory of the Father and of the holy angels. – Luke 9:26
Last week nine people died at Umpqua Community College in Oregon. They did not die because of gun laws. They didn’t even die (more…)
For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile. – Romans 1:16
My name is Cheri, and I’m a Bible-believing Christian.
This is how I’d like to introduce myself, because if you were to know just one thing about me (besides my (more…)
“Whoever welcomes one little child such as this in My name welcomes Me. And whoever welcomes Me does not welcome Me, but Him who sent Me.” – Mark 9:37
I want to write to you today about my heartbreak over the beheadings of 20 Coptic Christians. I want to write to you today about my alien-and-stranger experience at our Valentine’s Day dinner (more…)
Indeed, all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will be persecuted. – 2 Timothy 3:12
This morning I read a story about Atlanta Fire Chief Kevin Cochran, who was fired because of the biblically aligned content of a teaching materials he had written for his church. This came on the heels of another story of a substitute teacher (a Gideon, (more…)