DAILY READING Romans 14: 1-17 REFLECTION Judgement is for the Lord By Kim Starr In my devotion last month, a reader commented that she was surprised by my statement that, “there are no degrees of faith.” I responded to her that her assertion that not everyone’s faith is the same was correct; however, the faith itself, whether or not you believe in Jesus Christ and that he was sent to earth to die for our sins, either exists or it doesn’t. In today’s passage, Paul is reiterating something...

Salvation

DAILY READING Revelation 2:12-17 REFLECTION Hold Fast By Kim Starr Pergamum was an ancient city located 15 miles from the Aegean Sea in what we now call Turkey. It was a major cultural arts center and intellectual hub that rivaled Alexandria in being a focus of learning and art. The Library of Pergamon was known for holding the second-largest collection of scrolls in the ancient world. The Pergamon Altar, which is now housed in a museum in Berlin, was a masterpiece of Hellenistic...