Whatever is pure, whatever is lovely

OK, I’m really behind here, but I read 2 Peter and I want to post about it too!
First of all, I found another of my favorite verses: chapter 1, verses 3&4. We have everything we need for life and godliness! I tend to get frustrated in my pursuit of holiness, and this verse is very [...]

I didn’t have time to read 1 Peter as many times as I was supposed to, but here’s some of what I think about it.  First of all, Nero was Emperor until 68 A.D., and 1 Peter was written in 65 A.D. according to the notes in my Bible. So the suffering Peter was talking [...]

OK, I fell off the wagon right away, but I’m back on now. I’m more or less used to our new schedule, so hopefully I will be able to keep up from now on. As usual, I have more questions than anything else about this week’s reading. Here goes:
The elders in Jerusalem say in their [...]

Hello! I started a blog so that I could participate in Book Review Friday. I do not have nearly as much to say as the other people who are doing this, but I hope that practice will help.
First of all, I was struck as usual by the contrast between the generosity of this Pharaoh and [...]