DAILY READING Revelation 3:7-13 REFLECTION   Hold On By Jennifer Jerrome Oh ye of little strength, hold on – hold on to your crown. You are a child of the Most High King. If you listen to what the Spirit says, you will keep your crown in this life and into the next. Right now, I’m feeling a little like the Church in Philadelphia, lacking strength yet trying to keep His command to endure patiently. As trials surround me I pray, “Lord give me ears to hear.” Now is the time of the Spirit. In the...

DAILY READING John 8:21-30 REFLECTION   Paradox By Jennifer Jerrome We have the privilege of knowing that Jesus was fully human and fully divine from the start because we have the Bible and history to tell us. For those living in real time with Jesus, their first encounter was with the human man. Some accepted his divinity quickly, but for many, his divine nature wasn’t realized/accepted until after the Resurrection. It seems as if Jesus spent the beginning of his ministry leaning into his...

DAILY READING James 5:7-11 REFLECTION   We Are Family By Jennifer Jerrome Last month, my assigned scripture was from the Epistle of Jude and this month it’s James – both brothers of Jesus. Which made me wonder, what was life like for these siblings? Can you imagine growing up with the Messiah? John 7:5 tells us, For even his own brothers did not believe in him . And According to Acts 1:14 their faith transformation didn’t occur until after  the Resurrection. They all joined together...