DAILY READING Isaiah 1:21-31 ,  Micah 6:8 , Psalm 37  & Romans 12:2 REFLECTION   Being light in the Darkness By Todd Marti This week’s readings have been disturbing. They described a society on the brink because it turned from God’s ways, indulged corruption, and preyed upon the vulnerable.  That continued in today’s reading. Those readings have been even more disturbing because of the parallels to what we see in our own days. How do we, as individual believers, respond to that? Scripture...

DAILY READING Hebrews 13:8-9, 13 REFLECTION   Focusing on Jesus By Todd Marti “ Jesus Christ the same yesterday and today and forever. Do not be carried away by varied and strange teachings; for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace * * *   So, let us go out to Him outside the camp [.]” Hebrews 13:8-9, 13 (NASB, other translations here ) We live in confusing times. Our institutions and social norms are going through great changes, changes driven by social media, extreme...

DAILY READING Hebrews 9:23-28 REFLECTION   Waiting For Jesus By Todd Marti I must confess that I struggled with what to say about this...