Practical Proverbial, from 1 Peter, 25 August 2020

And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast. 1 Peter 5:10 (NIV). After resisting the devil, after standing up for Jesus, after being strong leaders in the faith, after all this, Peter reminds us

Practical Proverbial, from 2 Timothy, 8 April 2019

You then, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.   2 Timothy 2:1 (NIV). Lately, I’ve been struggling with going to the gym each morning   For years, my alarm has been set to 0500 hours (5 AM to you non-military readers).   I go to the gym soon after for cardio and weights.   These

Practical Proverbial, from Mark, 17 January 2015

 In fact, no one can enter a strong man’s house without first tying him up. Then he can plunder the strong man’s house. Mark 3, verse 27. Jesus doesn’t promise everything will be rosy.   Permit me a minor whine.   I’ve had a very productive and good week this week, but it’s been tough.   In the