Gordon Green, M.Div., M.A. Counseling He had gone too far this time. As if all the lies, deceit, and swindling of money from family and friends were not enough, this time Bill had burglarized our parents’ house. My brother had brazenly stolen anything of pawnshop value, leaving behind a trail of fingerprints and one key […]
Daily Focus: Self-Reflective
November 28, 2021 Scripture: But if we judged ourselves truly, we would not be judged. But when we are judged by the Lord, we are disciplined so that we may not be condemned along with the world. 1 Corinthians 11:31-32 Observation: In this chapter of Paul’s letter to the Corinthians, he addresses distractions in appearance and self-indulgent […]
Daily Focus: Strengthened in the Lord
November 27, 2021 Scripture: And David was greatly distressed, for the people spoke of stoning him, because all the people were bitter in soul, each for his sons and daughters. But David strengthened himself in the LORD his God. 1 Samuel 30:6 ESV Observation: David, having returned to Ziklag (the city where his and his fighting men’s […]
Daily Focus: In the Fullness of Time
November 26, 2021 Scripture: “These words he spoke in the treasury, as he taught in the temple; but no one arrested him, because his hour had not yet come.” John 8:20 ESV Observation: In this chapter of John’s Gospel, we first read how the scribes and Pharisees attempted to entrap Jesus regarding justice (stoning an adultress woman according […]
Daily Focus: Seeking His Glory
November 25, 2021 Scripture: “How can you believe, when you receive glory from one another and do not seek the glory that comes from the only God?” John 5:44 ESV Observation: Having healed a paralytic man on the Sabbath, John tells us the Jewish leaders were seeking all the more to kill Jesus because his actions (by exercising […]
Daily Focus: Seeking His Glory
Scripture: “How can you believe, when you receive glory from one another and do not seek the glory that comes from the only God?” John 5:44 ESV Observation: Having healed a paralytic man on the Sabbath, John tells us the Jewish leaders were seeking all the more to kill Jesus because his actions (by exercising authority over […]
Daily Focus: Actions Speak Louder Than Words
November 24, 2021 Scripture: Nicodemus, who had gone to him before, and who was one of them, said to them, “Does our law judge a man without first giving him a hearing and learning what he does?” John 7:50-51 ESV Observation: In this chapter, John tells us of Jesus’ journey to Jerusalem during the Feast of Booths […]
