by Skyla Soles | Oct 31, 2019 | Uncategorized
While visiting my sister this past weekend, I got to hear someone different preach. He preached about the time when Jesus washed His disciples’ feet in John 13:1-17, and a few specific things stood out to me. In verses 3-5, the pastor pointed out that we see the...
by Skyla Soles | Oct 28, 2019 | Uncategorized
Though Peter sometimes got into trouble with his words (Matthew 16:21-23; Mark 8:31-33), we do find that he had a lot of good things to say very confidently, especially when Jesus asked who His disciples thought he was in Matthew 6:15-17, Mark 8:29, and Luke 9:20. He...
by Skyla Soles | Oct 24, 2019 | Uncategorized
A lot of people will bring up things about the Bible that they know or have heard, either to support or to refute something another person is saying. But many have not actually read it. When I was little I knew a lot about what was in the Bible because I’d been...
by Skyla Soles | Oct 21, 2019 | Uncategorized
The title is a misnomer, really. No one can really fully explain the Trinity (tri-unity), the Triune nature of God: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. We have metaphors to help us grasp the concept of one God yet three Persons, but none of them fully explain it...
by Skyla Soles | Oct 17, 2019 | Uncategorized
Perusing my notes again, I found some good advice that causes me to look a bit deeper at myself. We all spill out in our lives that with which we are filled. The Bible was not written for you to be happy, it was written for you to be holy! Who you love reveals your...
by Skyla Soles | Oct 14, 2019 | Uncategorized
We sometimes refer to the sun and the moon as the “greater light” and the “lesser light” respectively (from Genesis 1:16). Looking at how those lights work is a neat little metaphor for Christian life. The greater light, or the sun, has light...
