by Mike Woodruff | Jun 9, 2023 | Friday Update
Happy Friday, The king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, whose names were Shiphrah and Puah, “When you are helping the Hebrew women during childbirth on the delivery stool, if you see that the baby is a boy, kill him; but if it is a girl, let her live.”...
by Mike Woodruff | Jun 3, 2023 | Friday Update
Happy Friday: Blessed are those who fear the Lord, who find great delight in his commands. Psalm 112:1 Some suggest we can rid ourselves of all fear; the Bible recommends a different approach. Just as it instructs us to rightly order our loves – placing God first – it...
by Mike Woodruff | May 25, 2023 | Friday Update
Happy Friday The rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them. Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant. Jesus, Matthew 20:25f I asked a friend if he’d noticed how many...
by Mike Woodruff | May 25, 2023 | Friday Update
Happy Friday, Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I entrust my life. Psalm 143:8 When life is hard it can feel as though the Lord has pulled back. When life is easy it can feel...
by Mike Woodruff | May 11, 2023 | Friday Update
Happy (Ascension) Friday: Do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. 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. Jesus, Luke 6:27f...
by Mike Woodruff | May 5, 2023 | Friday Update
Happy Cinco de Mayo Friday, Consider one another more important than yourself. Paul, Philippians 2:3 Theologians rightly spend a lot of time in the first half of Philippians 2. Not only are this chapter’s first eleven verses home to one of the early church’s first...
