"The law was brought in so that the trespass might increase. But where sin increased, grace increased all the more, so that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord." (Rom...
"So Isaac stayed in Gerar. When the men of that place asked him about his wife, he said, 'She is my sister,' because he was afraid to say, 'She is my wife.' He thought, 'The men of this place might kill me on account of Rebekah, because she is beautiful.'" (Gen...
"…with the breastplate of righteousness in place." (Ephesians 6:14 NIV) Notice the importance of this piece of armor: The breastplate of righteousness. Why is the breastplate so important? Because it protects your heart, and without a heart, you can’t survive! Without...
James 1:19 "My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, for man’s anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires." NIVThis just makes me so mad, I muttered to myself as I hunted in...
There is an interesting bird found on the south island of New Zealand. It is a large member of the parrot family, and it is known as the Kea.My first introduction to the Kea was en route to Milford Sound, in the Fiordland of the South Island of New Zealand. Our...
Although I’ve been hand-raising Lineolated Parakeets for the past 4 years, hand-raising cockatiel babies is totally new to me. Nonetheless, when my cockatiel pair finally produced their first babies, I figured, “no problem, they will be just the same as the linnies. I...
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come! 2 Corinthians 5:17Once upon a time a man lived in the streets, clad only in the dirtiest and worst of rags. One day a person from the Palace saw him, and approached him. There...