“I have been reminded of your sincere faith, which first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice and, I am persuaded, now lives in you also” (2 Timothy 1:5 NIV). The church of my youth had annual revival services. We would often have an evangelist come and share how God had miraculously
Author: Gary Combs
Of geek power, a robotic pancreas, and renewed passion
“Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord” (Romans 12:11 NIV). The cover story of this month’s issue of Wired is entitled “Geek Power” and the whole issue follows that theme. One of the “geeks” that they write about in an article entitled, “The Robotic Pancreas,” is Jeffrey Brewer. Brewer
Do you feel powerless to restore broken relationships?
“You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. …For if, when we were God’s enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life!” (Romans 5:6,10 NIV). Do you ever feel
Where did you get your identity?
“I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us” (Romans 8:18 NIV). We tend to let our sufferings and longings identify us, but Christ’s resurrection means that we can follow Him into our true, glorious identity. When we suffer, it leaves scars. Many of us find
Power for us?
“I pray that you will begin to understand the incredible greatness of his power for us who believe him. This is the same mighty power that raised Christ from the dead and seated him in the place of honor at God’s right hand in the heavenly realms” (Ephesians 1:19-20 NLT). God’s incredibly great power is
Go back to your oikos
“They replied, ‘Believe on the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, along with your entire household’“ (Acts 16:31 NLT). “Then, leaving her water jar, the woman went back to the town and said to the people, ‘Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Christ?’” (John 4:28-29
What stops momentum?
“And they spread among the Israelites a bad report” (Numbers 13:32 NIV). In nature, the following factors affect momentum negatively: Inertia – The resistance of any physical object to a change in its state of motion. As Newton observed, “An object at rest tends to stay at rest.” Friction – The resistive force acting between
Who can move the stone?
“And they asked each other, ‘Who will roll the stone away from the entrance of the tomb?’” (Mark 16:3 NIV). “…I am sending you to them to open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a
Spiritual momentum
“After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly” (Acts 4:31 NIV). p = m(v) Do you remember this mathmatical equation describing momentum? It states that momentum (p) is equal to mass (m) multiplied times velocity (v). Mass
What in the world?
“My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one. They are not of the world, even as I am not of it. Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth. As you sent me into the world, I have sent them into