Be Joyful, Patient, & Faithful

Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. (Romans 12:12) I've been thinking a lot this past week about being "patient in affliction". See, my brother had a heart attack and was admitted to the hospital last Thursday. He needed to have a triple bypass - but they couldn't do it until Tuesday. Those days of waiting for his surgery were a true test of our patience. Every night my...

Love is…..

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. (1 Corinthians 13:4 - 7) I have been thinking a lot about love lately....

Simon called Peter

Then the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” As soon as Simon Peter heard him say, “It is the Lord,” he wrapped his outer garment around him (for he had taken it off) and jumped into the water. The other disciples followed in the boat, towing the net full of fish, for they were not far from shore, about a hundred yards. (John 21:7-9) I have admired the apostle...