On the surface he seems to be expressing doubt or uncertainty, but in reality it is a humble faith statement. He does not presume upon God, but rather speaks from humility, dependence, and submission.

A very popular movie and book right now is: Project Hail Mary. Unusual for Hollywood, there is no swearing and it is a clean movie.

The name comes not from a Biblical reference, but the sports term for a long-shot, in this case, a long shot for the survival of Earth.

Scientists have studied, and say it takes around 3 or 4 years, for a dolphin to be able to navigate with a sea sponge in its mouth.

We may not always truly believe that God will answer as we ask. As we pray for those who are seriously ill - even mortally so - we may not fully believe God will miraculously act. Perhaps we dare not be so bold in prayer because we sense it will reflect poorly on God’s reputation if He does not act as we ask.

As a Christian Stephen was no longer called on to follow the Mosaic Law, though that Law still existed. And Stephen seems to have recognized the freedom he had in terms of that Law sooner than most in the Church.

The lesson of Barnabas is that encouragement is vital. His encouragement was not merely a warm hug or pat on the back, but helpful admonition to “remain true to the Lord” - both in personal relationship with him, and in faithfulness to His teaching.

How often do you find yourself caught in a moment, feeling incomplete, unsure what comes next?

What is something you have been afraid of in your life?  Not just worried about or fretful over, but downright fearful.  Most of us haven’t experienced fear like David did…

A day that will live in infamy. President Franklin D. Roosevelt said something very close to this after the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941. Another day that lives in infamy is the one that we remember today, Good Friday. A funny name for a day that doesn’t seem so good on the surface, we read the account in scripture of Jesus being betrayed, arrested, mocked, beaten, harassed, and ultimately executed by the state at the behest of the people (heavily influenced by the Jewish rulers). That doesn’t seem very good. However, the goodness is in the plan of God, that he used the blood of Jesus that was shed that day to cleanse the sins of the world.