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Passage of the Day:

But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. ² At dawn he appeared again in the temple courts, where all the people gathered around him, and he sat down to teach them. ³ The teachers of the law and the Pharisees brought in a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before the group ⁴ and said to Jesus, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery. ⁵ In the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women. Now what do you say?” ⁶ They were using this question as a trap, in order to have a basis for accusing him. But Jesus bent down and started to write on the ground with his finger. ⁷ When they kept on questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, “Let any one of you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.” ⁸ Again he stooped down and wrote on the ground. ⁹ At this, those who heard began to go away one at a time, the older ones first, until only Jesus was left, with the woman still standing there. ¹⁰ Jesus straightened up and asked her, “Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?” ¹¹ “No one, sir,” she said.“Then neither do I condemn you,” Jesus declared. “Go now and leave your life of sin,” John 8:1-11.

Reflection:

Most Bibles have a disclaimer at the top of John 8:1-11. Subsequently, this passage is likely a story added by John or one of his disciples which falls into a category mentioned in John 21:25. Rather than possess a spiritual longing for God, the woman in today’s passage was overcome by a spirit of lust mentioned in James 1:14-15 and 1 John 2:15-16. The apostle Paul addresses this spiritual conflict in Romans 8:5-8. Therefore, if you want to develop a longing for God, your heart and mind must be fixated on things above.

Prayerful Action:

Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. ² Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. ³ For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God, Colossians 3:1-3.

Building Up Bible Believing Behaviors:

Growing up in the Roman Catholic Church, I was taught to follow the Ten Commandments. After attending church religiously for years without being encouraged to enter into a personal relationship with God, many of my friends and I were lost, longing for something more. This longing was brought up by a co-worker, a counselor at a YMCA Summer Camp. Chrissy and I went through Confirmation together but had lost touch until being paired together for a couple of weeks. Unfortunately, when Chrissy expressed this longing for God, I missed this opportunity to share my faith. What Chrissy was searching for was the same longing as the adulterous woman in today’s passage. When Jesus saved this woman from being stoned to death, His only request was to “Go and Sin No More.” Like the words in the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5:48, strive for perfection with a daily longing to please God and not you flesh.

Song of the Day:

Final Thoughts:

Romans 3:9-12 paints a picture of failure as all human beings have lost control of their flesh like the adulterous woman who Jesus saved. While this internal spiritual battle continues today, Galatians 5:16-17, developing a longing for God will alter your behavior. May the lyrics of Go and Sin No More fill you with a spiritual longing for God.

by Jay Mankus

Passage of the Day:

“But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, ²⁸ bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. ²⁹ If someone slaps you on one cheek, turn to them the other also. If someone takes your coat, do not withhold your shirt from them. ³⁰ Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what belongs to you, do not demand it back. ³¹ Do to others as you would have them do to you. ³² “If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them. ³³ And if you do good to those who are good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do that. ³⁴ And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full. ³⁵ But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked. ³⁶ Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful, Luke 6:27-36.

Reflection:

Kindness is the quality of being friendly, generous, and considerate. Meanwhile, biblical kindness is taken to a new level where God’s love is extended through acts of the Holy Spirit. Upon moving to South Carolina from Delaware in 2022, I noticed locals refer to southern hospitality. Complete strangers in my neighbor stop to say hello and chat, others wave at you in passing and overall, there is a spirit of kindness that exists within the lives of most South Carolinians. Meanwhile, as I commute over an hour to work each day, it took six months to receive the middle finger whereas in Delaware this was a daily occurrence.

Prayerful Action:

Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you, Ephesians 4:32.

Building Up Bible Believing Behavior:

The apostle Paul associates kindness with compassion and forgiveness. Meanwhile, the final six of the Ten Commandments are a guide to being kind and considerate toward fellow citizens in society. Although this Do Not List of standard expectations is often given a negative connotation, the fruits of the Spirit provide specifics details of how you should act and live your lives daily, Galatians 5:22-23. Kindness is a decision that you make when you wake up each morning to love your neighbor as yourself, Mark 12:31. When human beings begin to treat others as they want to be treated, following the golden rule, kindness becomes contagious.

Song of the Day:

The lyrics of Steven Curtis Chapman’s song Kindness provides a what if imagine of how God desires for Christians to live the love of Jesus in our world daily. May today’s song inspire you to display the Christian behavior of kindness.

by Jay Mankus

Passage of the Day:

Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! ⁵ Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. ⁶ Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. ⁷ And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. ⁸ Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. ⁹ Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you, Philippians 4:4-9.

Reflection:

When a customer has a bad or negative experience, they tell more than ten people on average than a customer who has a positive encounter. Subsequently, if Christians aren’t able to maintain their joy for life, your impact on your community and neighbors will take a hit like businesses with bad reviews online. As a teenager, I let my emotions and feelings dictate my degree of joy. However, the apostle Paul urges believers in Philippi to make joy a mindset focused on celebrating the Lord.

Prayerful Action:

Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. ¹³ Share with the Lord’s people who are in need. Practice hospitality, Romans 12:12-13.

Building Up Bible Believing Behavior:

According to the apostle Paul, joy is a byproduct of hope. When hope is present in your life, there is a reason to be joyful. However, when affliction, failure or trials begin to steal your joy as Jesus describes in John 10:10, turn to prayer to maintain joy. As a spirit of joy returns to you, you’ll be able to see the needs of others rather than becoming self-absorbed with your own struggles. This is how you can use the Bible to help you maintain joy during trying times in life.

Song of the Day:

As I write this devotion on joy, it’s something that I’ve lack for more than two years. The main reason for my lack of joy is not being in the right job. Despite two years of prayers and trying all that I can humanly possible, nothing has changed. Yet, I press on, thanking God for the minor victories in life until God’s will for my new life in South Carolina is revealed. Singing Christian songs in my head at work keep me going, allowing joy to be present in the morning.

by Jay Mankus

Passage of the Day:

In the spring, at the time when kings go off to war, David sent Joab out with the king’s men and the whole Israelite army. They destroyed the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah. But David remained in Jerusalem. ² One evening David got up from his bed and walked around on the roof of the palace. From the roof he saw a woman bathing. The woman was very beautiful, ³ and David sent someone to find out about her. The man said, “She is Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam and the wife of Uriah the Hittite.” ⁴ Then David sent messengers to get her. She came to him, and he slept with her. (Now she was purifying herself from her monthly uncleanness.) Then she went back home. ⁵ The woman conceived and sent word to David, saying, “I am pregnant.” ⁶ So David sent this word to Joab: “Send me Uriah the Hittite.” And Joab sent him to David. ⁷ When Uriah came to him, David asked him how Joab was, how the soldiers were and how the war was going. ⁸ Then David said to Uriah, “Go down to your house and wash your feet.” So Uriah left the palace, and a gift from the king was sent after him. ⁹ But Uriah slept at the entrance to the palace with all his master’s servants and did not go down to his house, 2 Samuel 11:1-9.

Reflection:

When elders clamored and demanded that the prophet Samuel give Israel a king in 1 Samuel 8:4, one of the king’s responsibilities was to lead this nation off to war each spring. Since the higher elevations were either snow covered or too soft to travel in large groups, wars became a seasonal activity each spring. However, according to Samuel, David decided to take an extended vacation. Rather than go off to work to lead Israel’s army, David suddenly had plenty of free time, taking a stroll on the roof of his palace one evening. David’s boredom combined with idle hands gave the Devil a foothold, Ephesians 4:27. David’s lustful decision supports the theory that Idle hands are the devil’s workshop. This is why Christian’s must learn to eliminate idleness.

Prayerful Action:

My people are destroyed from lack of knowledge. “Because you have rejected knowledge, I also reject you as my priests; because you have ignored the law of your God, I also will ignore your children, Hosea 4:6.

Building Up Believe Believing Behavior:

One of the Bible transitions for Hosea 4:6 replaces knowledge with vision. If this is the intent of Hosea, people without vision open their lives up to self-destruction. Subsequently, if you wake up day after day without knowing where you are going or what you need to do, idleness will lead you astray. If idleness continues to occupy your time, you may experience your own prodigal story until you come to your senses, Luke 15:17. Vision oriented Christians see the big picture like Jesus, replacing idle time by meeting with God everything morning to give you daily directions, Mark 1:38.

Song of the Day:

Rachel Rachel’s version of Kansas’ classic tune Carry On Wayward Son reminds me how easy idleness can lead you down a lonesome road. If you ever find yourself wasting time on your phone or turning off your mind to binge your favorite show, eliminate idleness by setting daily goals to keep you on track spiritually.

by Jay Mankus

Passage of the Day:

Not many of you should become teachers, my fellow believers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly. ² We all stumble in many ways. Anyone who is never at fault in what they say is perfect, able to keep their whole body in check. ³ When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can turn the whole animal. ⁴ Or take ships as an example. Although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the pilot wants to go. ⁵ Likewise, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts. Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark. ⁶ The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole body, sets the whole course of one’s life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell. ⁷ All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles and sea creatures are being tamed and have been tamed by mankind, ⁸ but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. ⁹ With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse human beings, who have been made in God’s likeness. ¹⁰ Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers and sisters, this should not be. ¹¹ Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring? ¹² My brothers and sisters, can a fig tree bear olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Neither can a salt spring produce fresh water, James 3:1-12.

Reflection:

The title for today’s blog may insinuate that I’m urging readers to seek the gift of healing others. However, by using this passage from Jesus’ earthly brother, the healing I am writing about today is in the form of the words that you use. As a former teenager who was emotionally unstable, I could lift up an entire room with encouraging words before dragging everyone around me down with negativity. This is the power of words, a daily choice to either bless or curse others. The choice is yours.

Prayerful Action:

Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective, James 5:16.

Building Up Bible Believing Behavior:

If you have ever said the wrong thing at the wrong time, this mistake will cost you. Mending the fences with this individual or the people that you hurt won’t be easy. Yet, two chapters after warning first century Christians about the dangers of words, James provides a solution in the prayerful action. As you verbally confess your error, pray for this relationship and your own language so that God will heal your speech. Healing may not happen on your timetable, but God will bring about restoration in His time, Ecclesiastes 3:11.

Song of the Day:

As a child, I was taught “think before you speak.” However, listening and obeying are two different things. If the words you use tend to spew venom and poison, may today’s devotion serve as a turning point to bringing about healing and not pain.

by Jay Mankus

Passage of the Day:

Jesus answered, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, ¹⁴ but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life.” ¹⁵ The woman said to him, “Sir, give me this water so that I won’t get thirsty and have to keep coming here to draw water.” ¹⁶ He told her, “Go, call your husband and come back.” ¹⁷ “I have no husband,” she replied. Jesus said to her, “You are right when you say you have no husband. ¹⁸ The fact is, you have had five husbands, and the man you now have is not your husband. What you have just said is quite true.” ¹⁹ “Sir,” the woman said, “I can see that you are a prophet. ²⁰ Our ancestors worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews claim that the place where we must worship is in Jerusalem.” ²¹ “Woman,” Jesus replied, “believe me, a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. ²² You Samaritans worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know, for salvation is from the Jews. ²³ Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. ²⁴ God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth.” ²⁵ The woman said, “I know that Messiah” (called Christ) “is coming. When he comes, he will explain everything to us.” ²⁶ Then Jesus declared, “I, the one speaking to you—I am he,” John 4:13-26.

Reflection:

When I read the conversations that Jesus had with people in the four gospels, He is such an intriguing character. While waiting for someone to talk to at a Samaritan well, Jesus uses a body’s physical need for water to transition into a spiritual conversation. Rather than judge this woman for her casual relationships in life, Jesus points to a time coming in the future when the Holy Spirit will alter the place where followers worship God. When you meet a genuine individual, you what to keep on talking to them as their authenticity and sincere nature make you feel comfortable and important.

Prayerful Action:

But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect, 1 Peter 3:15.

Building Up Bible Believing Behavior:

Genuine people have accepted who they are as an individual, embracing their strengths and open about their weaknesses. Since Jesus meets people where they are spiritually, being genuine in your daily conversations will help you earn the right to be heard and trusted in the future. After her initial conversation with Jesus, this Samaritan bought back friends and family to meet Him, John 4:39-42. According to John, many Samaritans came to faith in Jesus due to His genuineness.

Song of the Day:

Part of being genuine is making sure that you’re not trying to put on a show by seeking to be someone that you’re not. As God has humbled me through the years, I try to be the same person to everyone that I meet. While I may be more excited when I meet someone who triggers a topic that I’m passionate about, just be yourself and seek to give God the glory.

by Jay Mankus

Passage of the Day:

“I have the right to do anything,” you say—but not everything is beneficial. “I have the right to do anything”—but I will not be mastered by anything. ¹³ You say, “Food for the stomach and the stomach for food, and God will destroy them both.” The body, however, is not meant for sexual immorality but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body. ¹⁴ By his power God raised the Lord from the dead, and he will raise us also. ¹⁵ Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ himself? Shall I then take the members of Christ and unite them with a prostitute? Never! ¹⁶ Do you not know that he who unites himself with a prostitute is one with her in body? For it is said, “The two will become one flesh.”^[b] 17 But whoever is united with the Lord is one with him in spirit.^{[c] 18} Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a person commits are outside the body, but whoever sins sexually, sins against their own body. ¹⁹ Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; ²⁰ you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies, 1 Corinthians 6:12-20.

Reflection:

Since I lived between Baltimore and Philadelphia for over 25 years, it wasn’t uncommon for me to come in contact with or work side by side a forthright individual. While blunt has replaced forthright in most cultures today, these people are direct, straightforward and painfully honest. Unfortunately, this quality has been looked down upon by many companies, often labeling these types of people as malcontent and outspoken. When a church was trying to sweep a major scandal under the proverbial rug, the apostle Paul doesn’t hold back about the spiritual repercussions of this sexual conduct. As a Christian, sometimes we need a forthright friend who holds us accountable when we start to slip away from the Lord and fall back into bad habits of our past.

Prayerful Action:

All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, ¹⁷ so that the servant of God^[a] may be thoroughly equipped for every good work, 2 Timothy 3:16-17.

Building Up Bible Believing Behavior:

Not many people like to play the bad guy, the cop or the enforcer in their family, neighborhood or place of work. Yet, if you aren’t forthright and tell people the truth, they might not know what they are doing is wrong. One New Testament author suggests that the words of the Bible are living and active, Hebrews 4:12. Meanwhile, the apostle Paul points to the Scriptures as a source of reference to let Christians know when and if they have strayed off the narrow path, Matthew 7:13-14. The one cavoite that you must be aware of in the context of being forthright, you need to get you own life under control before you point out the same flaws in another Christian’s life, Matthew 7:1-5.

Song of the Day:

The attached song suggests that it’s better to be forthright than to sit around gossiping behind another person’s back. While confrontation is often messy, make sure you strive to be forthright and honest in future conversations this month.

by Jay Mankus

Passage of the Day:

We who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak and not to please ourselves. ² Each of us should please our neighbors for their good, to build them up. ³ For even Christ did not please himself but, as it is written: “The insults of those who insult you have fallen on me.”^[a] 4 For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through the endurance taught in the Scriptures and the encouragement they provide we might have hope. ⁵ May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you the same attitude of mind toward each other that Christ Jesus had, ⁶ so that with one mind and one voice you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Romans 15:1-6.

Reflection:

There was a common saying that parents in Delaware taught their children when I was growing up. “If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say it!” The point of this expression was to focus on the positive aspects in the lives of a family member or neighbor. Near the end of his letter to the Church at Rome, the apostle Paul brings up circumstances that Christians may find themselves in. Rather than treat new Christians like a Pharisee, magnifying all of their flaws, Paul calls Roman Christians to build up one another in an encouraging manner. Most people don’t respond well to criticism. However, when people are affirmed in an uplifting manner, these spoken words can make their day or start to turn around a bad week.

Prayerful Action:

Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing, 1 Thessalonians 5:11.

Building Up Bible Believing Behavior:

Encouragement is often conceived within someone’s perspective on life. If you see a glass that is half-empty but look at it as a blessing to be half-full, you are on the right track toward becoming an encouraging person. Unfortunately, the root of bitterness described in Hebrews 12:15 has a way of corrupting your soul. If you surround yourself with negative or sarcastic people, Psalm 1:1-2, you’ll eventually become negative and or sarcastic. While changing bad habits can be extremely difficult, start by asking yourself, “am I building others up or tearing them down?” This subtle thought may stop you from trashing others and trigger ways to start to build others up with encouragement.

Song of the Day:

The attached song is about a conversation that many people who live in large cities avoid each day, passing buy homeless standing at a busy intersection, begging for money. If Christians develop encouragement, they will begin to look for ways to help people like the child in the lyrics of Two Pennies. May today’s blog serve as a building block for encouragement.

by Jay Mankus

Passage of the Day:

In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and in view of his appearing and his kingdom, I give you this charge: ² Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage—with great patience and careful instruction. ³ For the time will come when people will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear. ⁴ They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths. ⁵ But you, keep your head in all situations, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, discharge all the duties of your ministry. ⁶ For I am already being poured out like a drink offering, and the time for my departure is near. ⁷ I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. ⁸ Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day—and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing, 2 Timothy 4:1-8.

Reflection:

Determination is the process of establishing something exactly by calculation or research. Individuals that possess this behavior display firmness of purpose and a resolute spirit. Depending upon your aspirations and personal interests, determination is often conceived by setting goals. From a spiritual point of view, determination begins by putting on the mind of Christ, Colossians 3:1-4. This is what the apostle refers to while writing a teenage pastor in the passage above. Fighting the good fight of faith requires determination.

Prayerful Action:

Therefore I do not run like someone running aimlessly; I do not fight like a boxer beating the air. ²⁷ No, I strike a blow to my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize, 1 Corinthians 9:26-27.

Building Up Bible Believing Behavior:

As a former long-distance runner, I understand the apostle Paul’s analogy to the Olympic fans of Corinth. Perhaps, Paul is referring to the importance of mind over matter. One of the tee shirts I often saw working out in college was “No Pain No Gain.” Developing determination requires a willing to push your body to its limit. Anyone whose life verse is Philippians 4:13, “I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength,” gives Christians a spiritual goal which often breeds determination.

Song of the Day:

Final Thoughts:

In Romans 7, the apostle Paul details his failures to control his own body. However, in the final verse, Romans 7:25, Paul gives credit to Jesus for delivering him from sin. Sometimes developing determination is simply grinding a day out to start anew tomorrow. This is how Paul fought the good fight.

by Jay Mankus

Passage of the Day:

Then Moses went out and spoke these words to all Israel: ² “I am now a hundred and twenty years old and I am no longer able to lead you. The Lord has said to me, ‘You shall not cross the Jordan.’ ³ The Lord your God himself will cross over ahead of you. He will destroy these nations before you, and you will take possession of their land. Joshua also will cross over ahead of you, as the Lord said. ⁴ And the Lord will do to them what he did to Sihon and Og, the kings of the Amorites, whom he destroyed along with their land. ⁵ The Lord will deliver them to you, and you must do to them all that I have commanded you. ⁶ Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.” ⁷ Then Moses summoned Joshua and said to him in the presence of all Israel, “Be strong and courageous, for you must go with this people into the land that the Lord swore to their ancestors to give them, and you must divide it among them as their inheritance. ⁸ The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged,” Deuteronomy 31:1-8.

Reflection:

Sometimes when you meet an individual for the first time, you get the impression that they are merely following a script. Perhaps, this person is afraid to be who they really are, playing it safe in this initial discussion. As for Joshua, he reminded consistent, despite being outnumbered as one of the twelve spies sent to do reconnaissance of God’s Promised Land. Caleb and Joshua each gave a positive review of Canaan, believing in God’s power and promise to Israel. Joshua possessed the same courage as David, seeing beyond the physical features of Goliath toward an Almighty God.

Prayerful Action:

“Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go,” Joshua 1:7.

Building Up Bible Believing Behaviors:

When Americans think about courage, images of the cowardly lion in The Wizard of Oz may pop into your head. Despite his size, this character lacked the courage to face his fears until a trip with Dorothy to see the Wizard. The 2011 film entitled Courageous provides different scenarios where the cast is forced to rise above the trials in their lives. Recognizing that this will be difficult to achieve on their own, an accountability group is formed to help one another with the obstacles in their path to becoming courageous. As Joshua is introduced as Moses’ successor to lead Israel into the Land of Canaan, he calls everyone to be strong and courageous. Joshua realized that this journey isn’t going to be easy to complete, but if you bear down, we’ll make it safely to the other side. This is courage in action.

Song of the Day:

Final Thoughts:

As a former stutterer, I never imagined that I would become a teacher and preach from time to time. If I allowed my fears as a child to remain within, my path in life would have been much different and limited. If courage led David to slay a giant, this quality can help you defeat the giants preventing you from being a courageous Christian today. Have faith to stand tall.

by Jay Mankus