Dear Brothers & Sisters, 1 Corinthians 15:9-10 [ESV] “For I am the least of the apostles, unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me. ” Grace is a humbling thing. Grace means my accomplishments are not mine to boast. Yet, Grace also means, I am loved, I am valued, I am safe,...

Dear Brothers & Sisters, Disclaimer: Three years ago I sent a devotional about the life of Job. Today I am taking the liberty of borrowing a portion of that email (and adapting it for you). "Shall we receive good from God, and shall we not receive evil?” Job 2:10 ESV Samuel Rutherford (1600-1661) experienced many hardships: the death of his wife, the loss of his ministerial office (because he refused to conform to certain teachings and practices of the church of England). His letters,...

Dear brothers and sisters, Do you struggle with why God allows the godly to suffer? (I have). Psalm 44 was written for you and I. "O God, we have heard with our ears, our fathers have told us, what deeds you performed in their days, in the days of old: 2 you with your own hand drove out the nations, but them you planted; you afflicted the peoples, but them you set free; 3 for not by their own sword did they win the land, nor did their own arm save them, but your right hand and your arm, and...