It’s a beautiful day to be a neighbor. Today’s Family Wins devotional reflects on 2 Thessalonians 2:16-17 — Paul’s prayer that the Lord would encourage and strengthen believers in every good deed and word. There are stories of men and women who, in their final hours, became the givers of comfort rather than the onesContinueContinue reading “Episode 15: An Instrument of Thy Peace | 2 Thessalonians 2:16-17 — Coach C’s Neighborhood”
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Episode 14: Living in the Light of Christ’s Return | 2 Thessalonians 2:1-2 — Coach C’s Neighborhood
It’s a beautiful day to be a neighbor. Today’s Family Wins devotional reflects on 2 Thessalonians 2:1-2 — Paul urging believers not to become easily unsettled or alarmed concerning the coming of the Lord. Setting dates for Christ’s return has always been a popular pastime — and always a distraction. Preoccupation with when tends toContinueContinue reading “Episode 14: Living in the Light of Christ’s Return | 2 Thessalonians 2:1-2 — Coach C’s Neighborhood”
Episode 13: Faith Is the Bulb. Holiness Is the Flower | 2 Thessalonians 1:3 — Coach C’s Neighborhood
It’s a beautiful day to be a neighbor. Today’s Family Wins devotional reflects on 2 Thessalonians 1:3 — “We ought always to thank God for you, brothers and sisters, because your faith is growing more and more.” A farmer can plow, fertilize, and water all season long — but if he never planted a seed,ContinueContinue reading “Episode 13: Faith Is the Bulb. Holiness Is the Flower | 2 Thessalonians 1:3 — Coach C’s Neighborhood”
Episode 12: A Heart of Ceaseless Prayer | 1 Thessalonians 5:17 — Coach C’s Neighborhood
It’s a beautiful day to be a neighbor. Today’s Family Wins devotional reflects on 1 Thessalonians 5:17 — “Pray continually.” That’s a tall order in a non-stop world. It’s hard enough to pray continually while kneeling — how do you do it while driving, or eating, or in the middle of a workday? Alexander McLarenContinueContinue reading “Episode 12: A Heart of Ceaseless Prayer | 1 Thessalonians 5:17 — Coach C’s Neighborhood”
Episode 11: Children of the Light | 1 Thessalonians 5:5 — Coach C’s Neighborhood
It’s a beautiful day to be a neighbor. Today’s Family Wins devotional reflects on 1 Thessalonians 5:5 — “You are all children of the light and children of the day. We do not belong to the night or to the darkness.” For the Christian, light and darkness aren’t just poetry — they represent the realContinueContinue reading “Episode 11: Children of the Light | 1 Thessalonians 5:5 — Coach C’s Neighborhood”
You Don’t Find a Neighbor. You Become One.
“Go and do likewise.” A lawyer once stood up in front of Jesus to test Him with a question he already thought he had the answer to: Who is my neighbor? It’s the same question a lot of us are still asking. We’ve just gotten quieter about it. The Backdrop The scene is Luke 10:25-37.ContinueContinue reading “You Don’t Find a Neighbor. You Become One.”
Episode 10: Death Is Rest, Not Regret | 1 Thessalonians 4:13 — Coach C’s Neighborhood
It’s a beautiful day to be a neighbor. Today’s Family Wins devotional reflects on 1 Thessalonians 4:13 — “Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you do not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no hope.” Death is a reality everyContinueContinue reading “Episode 10: Death Is Rest, Not Regret | 1 Thessalonians 4:13 — Coach C’s Neighborhood”
Episode 9: Deep Roots That Yield Delightful Fruit | 1 Thessalonians 4:3 — Coach C’s Neighborhood
It’s a beautiful day to be a neighbor. Today’s Family Wins devotional reflects on 1 Thessalonians 4:3 — “It is God’s will that you should be sanctified.” One teenage boy straightens his room every day without being asked. Another does it only after endless appeals from his parents. Either way, the room gets clean —ContinueContinue reading “Episode 9: Deep Roots That Yield Delightful Fruit | 1 Thessalonians 4:3 — Coach C’s Neighborhood”
Episode 8: All Sunshine Makes the Desert | 1 Thessalonians 3:3 — Coach C’s Neighborhood
It’s a beautiful day to be a neighbor. Today’s Family Wins devotional reflects on 1 Thessalonians 3:3 — “No one would be unsettled by these trials, for you know quite well that we are destined for them.” There’s an Arab proverb F.B. Meyer loved to quote: all sunshine makes the desert. Mining for gold meansContinueContinue reading “Episode 8: All Sunshine Makes the Desert | 1 Thessalonians 3:3 — Coach C’s Neighborhood”
Episode 7: Truth Clothed in Tenderness | 1 Thessalonians 2:7,11 — Coach C’s Neighborhood
It’s a beautiful day to be a neighbor. Today’s Family Wins devotional reflects on 1 Thessalonians 2:7,11 — Paul describing his care for the church “like a nursing mother” and “as a father deals with his own children.” It’s no accident Paul reaches for parenting to describe pastoring. In both, the key is love. AlbertContinueContinue reading “Episode 7: Truth Clothed in Tenderness | 1 Thessalonians 2:7,11 — Coach C’s Neighborhood”