Category Archives: Christian

October 22, 2016

Posted on October 24, 2016 by jgarrott

Luke 21:34 “Be careful, or your hearts will be weighed down with dissipation, drunkenness and the anxieties of life, and that day will close on you unexpectedly like a trap.” It struck me as I was reading this just now … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian, encouragement, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment

October 21, 2016

Posted on October 24, 2016 by jgarrott

Luke 18:17 “I tell you the truth, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.” The Japanese translates this, “cannot enter,” but this time it’s the NIV, backed up by various … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian, encouragement, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

October 20, 2016

Posted on October 23, 2016 by jgarrott

Luke 18:1 Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up. Sometimes Jesus’ disciples asked Him to explain the meaning of His parables and sometimes He volunteered the meaning, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian, encouragement, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

October 19, 2016

Posted on October 23, 2016 by jgarrott

Luke 11:13 “If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!” Luke 11 invites many comparisons … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian, encouragement, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

October 18, 2016

Posted on October 22, 2016 by jgarrott

Luke 9:33 As the men were leaving Jesus, Peter said to him, “Master, it is good for us to be here. Let us put up three shelters—one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah.” (He did not know … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian, encouragement, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

October 17, 2017

Posted on October 22, 2016 by jgarrott

Luke 9:23 Then he said to them all: “If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.” I have always preferred Luke’s rendition of this famous teaching of Jesus over … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian, encouragement, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

October 16, 2016

Posted on October 21, 2016 by jgarrott

Luke 6:36 “Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.” In a sense this sums up the preceding 9 verses, and it brings to mind another slightly more famous command to be like God: “Be Holy, because I, the Lord … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian, encouragement, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

October 15, 2016

Posted on October 21, 2016 by jgarrott

Luke 6:26 “Woe to you when all men speak well of you, for that is how their fathers treated the false prophets.” This verse really flies in the face of commonly accepted attitudes. I don’t think at all that Jesus … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian, encouragement, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

October 14, 2016

Posted on October 20, 2016 by jgarrott

Luke 5:33-35 They said to him, “John’s disciples often fast and pray, and so do the disciples of the Pharisees, but yours go on eating and drinking.” Jesus answered, “Can you make the guests of the bridegroom fast while he … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian, encouragement, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

October 13, 2016

Posted on October 20, 2016 by jgarrott

Luke 5:15-16 The news about him spread all the more, so that crowds of people came to hear him and to be healed of their sicknesses. But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed. At this point Jesus had … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian, encouragement, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment