Sep2026
Isn’t that a bit harsh, Jesus?
by Steve Liersch
‘Lord, first let me go and bury my father.’ Jesus said to him, ‘Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and proclaim the kingdom of God’ (Luke 9:59b,60).
Sep2026
Surmising Peter’s backstory
by Steve Liersch
‘But because you say so, I will let down the nets.’ Then Jesus said to Simon, ‘Don’t be afraid; from now on you will fish for people’ (Luke 5:5b,10b).
Aug2026
Seventy-five and still going strong
by Steve Liersch
So Abram went, as the Lord had told him; and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he set out from Haran (Genesis 12:4).
Aug2026
Spiritual eyes to see Satan at work
by Steve Liersch
Jesus turned and said to Peter, ‘Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me; you do not have in mind the concerns of God, but merely human concerns’ (Matthew 16:23).
Aug2026
The source of integrity
by Dianne Eckermann
Test me, Lord, and try me, examine my heart and my mind; for I have always been mindful of your unfailing love and have lived in reliance on your faithfulness (Psalm 26:2,3).
Aug2026
People of God
by Dianne Eckermann
Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy (1 Peter 2:10).
