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Romans 7:25
Romans 7:25 (ESV)
Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, I myself serve the law of God with my mind, but with my flesh I serve the law of sin.Created 2 months ago
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Earned a Badge — 21-Day Challenge
2012-02-24
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Advent Day 23
Joy to the world. The Lord has come. Let Earth receive her King!! Let every heart prepare Him room, and heaven and nature sing!! The words are by English hymn writer Isaac Watts, based on Psalm 98. Joy…
Created 5 months ago
Psalm 98:1 (KJV), Psalm 98:2 (KJV), Psalm 98:3 (KJV), Psalm 98:4 (KJV), Psalm 98:5 (KJV), Psalm 98:6 (KJV), Psalm 98:7 (KJV), Psalm 98:8 (KJV), Psalm 98:9 (KJV), Matthew 25:1 (KJV), Matthew 25:2 (KJV), Matthew 25:3 (KJV), Matthew 25:4 (KJV), Matthew 25:5 (KJV), Matthew 25:6 (KJV), Matthew 25:7 (KJV), Matthew 25:8 (KJV), Matthew 25:9 (KJV), Matthew 25:10 (KJV), Matthew 25:11 (KJV), Matthew 25:12 (KJV), Matthew 25:13 (KJV), Matthew 25:14 (KJV), Matthew 25:15 (KJV), Matthew 25:16 (KJV), Matthew 25:17 (KJV), Matthew 25:18 (KJV), Matthew 25:19 (KJV), Matthew 25:20 (KJV), Matthew 25:21 (KJV), Matthew 25:22 (KJV), Matthew 25:23 (KJV), Matthew 25:24 (KJV), Matthew 25:25 (KJV), Matthew 25:26 (KJV), Matthew 25:27 (KJV), Matthew 25:28 (KJV), Matthew 25:29 (KJV), Matthew 25:30 (KJV), Matthew 25:31 (KJV), Matthew 25:32 (KJV), Matthew 25:33 (KJV), Matthew 25:34 (KJV), Matthew 25:35 (KJV), Matthew 25:36 (KJV), Matthew 25:37 (KJV), Matthew 25:38 (KJV), Matthew 25:39 (KJV), Matthew 25:40 (KJV), Matthew 25:41 (KJV), Matthew 25:42 (KJV), Matthew 25:43 (KJV), Matthew 25:44 (KJV), Matthew 25:45 (KJV), Matthew 25:46 (KJV)
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Advent Day 21
And so this is Christmas, and what have you done? Another year over, and a new one just begun. ~John Lennon Every year I take Good Friday off for fasting, prayer, and reflection. I read all four gospel…
Created 6 months ago
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Advent Day 20
I've seen fire and I've seen rain. I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end. I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend. ~James Taylor Those three lines to James Taylor's Fire and…
Created 6 months ago
John 1:1 (ESV), John 1:2 (ESV), John 1:3 (ESV), John 1:4 (ESV), John 1:5 (ESV), John 1:6 (ESV), John 1:7 (ESV), John 1:8 (ESV), John 1:9 (ESV), John 1:10 (ESV), John 1:11 (ESV), John 1:12 (ESV), John 1:13 (ESV), John 1:14 (ESV), John 1:15 (ESV), John 1:16 (ESV), John 1:17 (ESV), John 1:18 (ESV), John 1:19 (ESV), John 1:20 (ESV), John 1:21 (ESV), John 1:22 (ESV), John 1:23 (ESV), John 1:24 (ESV), John 1:25 (ESV), John 1:26 (ESV), John 1:27 (ESV), John 1:28 (ESV), John 1:29 (ESV), John 1:30 (ESV), John 1:31 (ESV), John 1:32 (ESV), John 1:33 (ESV), John 1:34 (ESV), John 1:35 (ESV), John 1:36 (ESV), John 1:37 (ESV), John 1:38 (ESV), John 1:39 (ESV), John 1:40 (ESV), John 1:41 (ESV), John 1:42 (ESV), John 1:43 (ESV), John 1:44 (ESV), John 1:45 (ESV), John 1:46 (ESV), John 1:47 (ESV), John 1:48 (ESV), John 1:49 (ESV), John 1:50 (ESV), John 1:51 (ESV)
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Advent Day 15
You know what you never see in movies and TV? The very real possibility of pregnancy-related tragedy; how many millions of women struggle with severe hypertension and eclampsia, a condition in which one…
Created 6 months ago
Jeremiah 32:17 (ESV), Luke 1:1 (ESV), Luke 1:2 (ESV), Luke 1:3 (ESV), Luke 1:4 (ESV), Luke 1:5 (ESV), Luke 1:6 (ESV), Luke 1:7 (ESV), Luke 1:8 (ESV), Luke 1:9 (ESV), Luke 1:10 (ESV), Luke 1:11 (ESV), Luke 1:12 (ESV), Luke 1:13 (ESV), Luke 1:14 (ESV), Luke 1:15 (ESV), Luke 1:16 (ESV), Luke 1:17 (ESV), Luke 1:18 (ESV), Luke 1:19 (ESV), Luke 1:20 (ESV), Luke 1:21 (ESV), Luke 1:22 (ESV), Luke 1:23 (ESV), Luke 1:24 (ESV), Luke 1:25 (ESV), Luke 1:26 (ESV), Luke 1:27 (ESV), Luke 1:28 (ESV), Luke 1:29 (ESV), Luke 1:30 (ESV), Luke 1:31 (ESV), Luke 1:32 (ESV), Luke 1:33 (ESV), Luke 1:34 (ESV), Luke 1:35 (ESV), Luke 1:36 (ESV), Luke 1:37 (ESV), Luke 1:38 (ESV), Luke 1:39 (ESV), Luke 1:40 (ESV), Luke 1:41 (ESV), Luke 1:42 (ESV), Luke 1:43 (ESV), Luke 1:44 (ESV), Luke 1:45 (ESV), Luke 1:46 (ESV), Luke 1:47 (ESV), Luke 1:48 (ESV), Luke 1:49 (ESV), Luke 1:50 (ESV), Luke 1:51 (ESV), Luke 1:52 (ESV), Luke 1:53 (ESV), Luke 1:54 (ESV), Luke 1:55 (ESV), Luke 1:56 (ESV), Luke 1:57 (ESV), Luke 1:58 (ESV), Luke 1:59 (ESV), Luke 1:60 (ESV), Luke 1:61 (ESV), Luke 1:62 (ESV), Luke 1:63 (ESV), Luke 1:64 (ESV), Luke 1:65 (ESV), Luke 1:66 (ESV), Luke 1:67 (ESV), Luke 1:68 (ESV), Luke 1:69 (ESV), Luke 1:70 (ESV), Luke 1:71 (ESV), Luke 1:72 (ESV), Luke 1:73 (ESV), Luke 1:74 (ESV), Luke 1:75 (ESV), Luke 1:76 (ESV), Luke 1:77 (ESV), Luke 1:78 (ESV), Luke 1:79 (ESV), Luke 1:80 (ESV)
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Advent Day 14
Oddly, early English cards rarely showed winter or religious themes, but rather elaborate flowers, fairies and other fanciful designs to remind us of the approach of Spring. Humorous or sentimental images…
Created 6 months ago
Acts 15:22 (ESV), Acts 15:23 (ESV), Acts 15:24 (ESV), Acts 15:25 (ESV), Acts 15:26 (ESV), Acts 15:27 (ESV), Acts 15:28 (ESV), Acts 15:29 (ESV), Acts 15:30 (ESV), Acts 15:31 (ESV)
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Advent Day 13
Have you been to any Christmas concerts or plays yet this year? They are a great way to get into the holiday mood. Sometimes you can even close your eyes are be transported back to the simpler days when…
Created 6 months ago
Psalm 150:1 (ESV), Psalm 150:2 (ESV), Psalm 150:3 (ESV), Psalm 150:4 (ESV), Psalm 150:5 (ESV), Psalm 150:6 (ESV)
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Advent Day 12
Do you have someone in your life for whom it's difficult to buy gifts? You know, the one who works in fashion, so you can't buy clothes or jewelry. That's my wife, Brook. A couple of times I tried to…
Created 6 months ago
1 John 3:1 (ESV), 1 John 3:2 (ESV), 1 John 3:3 (ESV), Revelation 2:1 (ESV), Revelation 2:2 (ESV), Revelation 2:3 (ESV), Revelation 2:4 (ESV), Revelation 2:5 (ESV)
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Advent Day 9
I'm lucky enough to have two family histories well documented. One is through my maternal grandmother, and weaves a tale of mystery and intrigue as a young Norwegian girl leaves her land-owning family…
Created 6 months ago
Isaiah 9:6 (ESV), Isaiah 9:7 (ESV), 1 Timothy 6:11 (ESV), 1 Timothy 6:12 (ESV), 1 Timothy 6:13 (ESV), 1 Timothy 6:14 (ESV), 1 Timothy 6:15 (ESV), 1 Timothy 6:16 (ESV), Revelation 19:11 (ESV), Revelation 19:12 (ESV), Revelation 19:13 (ESV), Revelation 19:14 (ESV), Revelation 19:15 (ESV), Revelation 19:16 (ESV)
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Advent Day 8
When Mahalia was seven she had brought up the topic of doing of good deeds. She said it made her feel good to help others. We talked for a while about it, including the idea that sometimes doing the right…
Created 6 months ago
Matthew 25:31 (ESV), Matthew 25:32 (ESV), Matthew 25:33 (ESV), Matthew 25:34 (ESV), Matthew 25:35 (ESV), Matthew 25:36 (ESV), Matthew 25:37 (ESV), Matthew 25:38 (ESV), Matthew 25:39 (ESV), Matthew 25:40 (ESV), Matthew 25:41 (ESV), Matthew 25:42 (ESV), Matthew 25:43 (ESV), Matthew 25:44 (ESV), Matthew 25:45 (ESV), Matthew 25:46 (ESV)
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Advent Day 7
How do traditions get started? "Now on the first day you shall take for yourselves the foliage of beautiful trees, palm branches and boughs of leafy trees and willows of the brook, and you shall rejoice…
Created 6 months ago
Exodus 25:1 (ESV), Exodus 25:2 (ESV), Exodus 25:3 (ESV), Exodus 25:4 (ESV), Exodus 25:5 (ESV), Exodus 25:6 (ESV), Exodus 25:7 (ESV), Exodus 25:8 (ESV), Exodus 25:9 (ESV), Exodus 25:10 (ESV), Exodus 25:11 (ESV), Exodus 25:12 (ESV), Exodus 25:13 (ESV), Exodus 25:14 (ESV), Exodus 25:15 (ESV), Exodus 25:16 (ESV), Exodus 25:17 (ESV), Exodus 25:18 (ESV), Exodus 25:19 (ESV), Exodus 25:20 (ESV), Exodus 25:21 (ESV), Exodus 25:22 (ESV), Exodus 25:23 (ESV), Exodus 25:24 (ESV), Exodus 25:25 (ESV), Exodus 25:26 (ESV), Exodus 25:27 (ESV), Exodus 25:28 (ESV), Exodus 25:29 (ESV), Exodus 25:30 (ESV), Exodus 25:31 (ESV), Exodus 25:32 (ESV), Exodus 25:33 (ESV), Exodus 25:34 (ESV), Exodus 25:35 (ESV), Exodus 25:36 (ESV), Exodus 25:37 (ESV), Exodus 25:38 (ESV), Exodus 25:39 (ESV), Exodus 25:40 (ESV)
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Advent Day 6
The following is an excerpt from the speech given by Mother Teresa when receiving the Nobel Peace Prize. “And so let us always meet each other with a smile, for the smile is the beginning of love, and…
Created 6 months ago
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Advent Day 5
Matthew 4:12-17Jesus Begins His Ministry Isaiah 9:1-3Unto Us A Child Is Born Matthew 5:14-16The Light Of The World I wanted to get up at 5:30 this morning, because I always have too much to do on Monday…
Created 6 months ago
Matthew 4:12 (ESV), Matthew 4:13 (ESV), Matthew 4:14 (ESV), Matthew 4:15 (ESV), Matthew 4:16 (ESV), Matthew 4:17 (ESV)
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Advent Day 4
...then He put a little child among them... I was awoken by Brook at 5:30 this morning. “Did you put my jeans in the dryer last night.” Me, in a sleepy stupor - “Mm. Huh? What? No! What? No!” So, on my…
Created 6 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Created 10 [Public] Notes
2011-12-21
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Advent Day 3
Did you notice what was missing in today's scripture reading? Where is the palace filled kings and emperors with gifts for the King of Kings? Where is the temple with priests and holy men from around…
Created 6 months ago
Luke 2:1 (ESV), Luke 2:2 (ESV), Luke 2:3 (ESV), Luke 2:4 (ESV), Luke 2:5 (ESV), Luke 2:6 (ESV), Luke 2:7 (ESV), Luke 2:8 (ESV), Luke 2:9 (ESV), Luke 2:10 (ESV), Luke 2:11 (ESV), Luke 2:12 (ESV), Luke 2:13 (ESV), Luke 2:14 (ESV), Luke 2:15 (ESV), Luke 2:16 (ESV), Luke 2:17 (ESV), Luke 2:18 (ESV), Luke 2:19 (ESV), Luke 2:20 (ESV)
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Advent Day 2
Advent Day 2 - The Announcement Are you a father?I remember driving around Austin really late at night with my best friend, and announcing to him that Brook and I were having a baby. He asked me how…
Created 6 months ago
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How then ought we live?
This passage is not concerned with when, but rather with when-not. When-not is now. When may be in a few minutes or a few centuries. Since we can't know, it doesn't bear consideration. Jesus said 'Who…
Created 8 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Created Your First Bookmark
2011-10-05
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2 Peter 3:9
2 Peter 3:9 (NKJV)
The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance.Created 8 months ago
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That we may see His hand at work
O - In verses 5 and 8 Joseph gives credit to God for bringing him to Egypt to use him as a tool for deliverance. Joseph displays an incredible power for forgiveness and grace after recognizing the providence…
Created 9 months ago
Genesis 45:4 (KJV), Genesis 45:5 (KJV), Genesis 45:6 (KJV), Genesis 45:7 (KJV), Genesis 45:8 (KJV)
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Life! At last Life!
The day the Law was given (Exodus 19) was a dark and terrible day filled with awe and fear. 3000 people were killed. A Law was given to the people, so impossible to maintain that a little lamb had to…
Created 10 months ago
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Unless we repent...
We typically consider some people as "good," and others as "bad." Our flesh believes that God should allow good things to happen to good people and bad things to bad people. Jesus dispels this notion.…
Created 10 months ago
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Accountability and Redemption
For sin to exist in our lives there has to be a conception of the coming together of evil with our will. There is no other way. But when the will of God meets your will, you shall be born again; begotten…
Created 10 months ago
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Every Good Thing Comes From Him
So called, "Acts Of God" are not His acts at all! Earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, cyclones, and the like are the result of a fallen world. God has given us clean water, clean air, good hearts.He gives…
Created 10 months ago
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Jesus wept because he was in sympathy with his the…
Jesus wept because he was in sympathy with the mourners, his friends. Jesus' sorrow was not for the loved one laid in the ground, even though the crowd thought it was (v36). Jesus was moved by the great…
Created 10 months ago
John 11:33 (NIV), John 11:34 (NIV), John 11:35 (NIV), John 11:36 (NIV), John 11:37 (NIV)
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Earned a Badge — Created First [Public] Note
2011-08-06
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Conference
God rewards those who dilligently seek him. For without faith it is imossible to please Him.
Created 10 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Shared a Bible Reference
2011-07-08
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Earned a Badge — Shared a Reading Plan
2011-07-08
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Earned a Badge — Completed 3 Reading Plans
2011-05-30
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Earned a Badge — Subscribed to First Reading Plan
2011-05-04
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Earned a Badge — Completed First Reading Plan
2010-12-27