Fighter Verses

“The LORD is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in him.” 25The LORD is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him. 26It is good that one should wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD. —Lamentations 3:24-26 What do you do when you’re hit with something […]

And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. —Romans 8:28 If you have been exposed to Christian circles for a while, then it is likely that the words of Romans 8:28 are familiar. But let’s imagine for a moment […]

Whoever is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city. —Proverbs 16:32 Have you played the game “Would You Rather”? There are variations, but the general gist is that a question is asked, “Would you rather (A) or (B)?” and each person has […]

But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. 23For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror. 24For he looks at himself and goes away and at once forgets what he was […]

but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. —Romans 5:8 Romans 5:8 launches right into the center of a wild story, a story that stretches our imagination almost to the breaking point. A story that puts fairy tales to shame. Let’s see the backdrop of […]