Finishing strong is hard to do. Many in the Bible failed to finish strong. And there’s a reason that the gym is full the first week in January and much emptier two or three weeks later. It’s easy to start but hard to finish. It does not happen naturally. We have to be aware of temptations and pitfalls and not lose sight of our goals.
We have to choose to be intentional. We all need encouragement to keep on going and not give up. We explore 22 passages of Scripture that offer that encouragement.
In Highly Favored: Part 5, twelve-year-old Mary immerses herself in the Scriptures at the synagogue in Sepphoris, where the rabbis discuss the long-awaited Messiah....
We wrap up our study of 1 Thessalonians by spending some time in chapter 5. Paul calls for a total commitment to readiness for...
The Parable of the Two Sons (Matthew 21:28–32), delivered to the chief priests and elders during Jesus’ final week in the Temple, is a...
