‘For in him we live and move and have our being.’ As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are his offspring.’ (Acts 17:28 NIV) In this passage of Scripture, the Apostle Paul is addressing a group at the Areopagus in Athens.  They were a religious people, but mostly Pagans and idol worshippers, not Christians.  He speaks of an inscription on an altar, which says, “to an unknown god.” In reference to this altar, in Acts 17:24-31 (NIV), he…..

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I’m sharing a portion of my ongoing personal testimony instead of my regular weekly post.  I hope you are blessed by it. I was born into a traditional Anglican (Episcopal) family, where I was the “baby.”  My sister and brother were both in their teen years when I was born.  My parents thought they were done with the child raising stage of their lives, but God had other plans for them.  I’ve never had any reason to feel unwanted or…..

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But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong. (2 Corinthians 12:9-10 NIV) This Scripture from the Apostle Paul’s second letter to the Corinthians…..

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And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.  Pray also for me, that whenever I speak, words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel, for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may declare it fearlessly, as I should. (Ephesians 6:18-20 NIV) In his letter to…..

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