Luke 4:18-21: [Jesus said], "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has appointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to let the oppressed go free, to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor."... Continue Reading →
Luke 12:25 "And can any of you by worrying add a single hour to your span of life?" Can you imagine if we could figure out how to add time to our lives by worrying? If worrying lengthened my life, I would be practically immortal! Which gives me an idea, and I want credit for coming up... Continue Reading →
John 13:34: "I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another." Awkward family photo night -- taken by twitter.com/AndrewShayde So, we're approaching the new year, and people are starting to talk about resolutions. I've heard some really good ones already. Last... Continue Reading →
Acts 18:9: "One night the Lord said to Paul in a vision,'Do not be afraid, but speak and do not be silent.'" So tonight I went to a Blazer game (we won - and got free Taco Bell Chalupa coupons. what what?). On the way home, my friends and I were skipping and singing "We're... Continue Reading →
John 1:5: "The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it." NRSV So hey, y'all.... I decided to start a blog as some sort of devotional. On Sunday, one of my pastors encouraged us that 2013 could be the year we start spending more time doing daily devotions. Several times I... Continue Reading →
Leo Bancroft 