Gleanings From The Word

Daily devotionals from Scripture to nourish your faith, deepen your prayer life, and grow in God's grace.

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Those Little Doubts 0

Those Little Doubts

Those nagging little doubts get in the way. We trudt God but we want assurances that things will work out exactly aas we wish.

Faith and Works: Resting in the Balance God Designed  0

Faith and Works: Resting in the Balance God Designed 

There is a weird tension in Christianity between faith and works. The bible is abundantly clear that we are saved by faith For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not of works, so that no one may boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them. Ephesians 2:8-10 At the same...

Spread of the Gospel 0

Spread of the Gospel

I was contemplating the spread of the gospel this morning when I saw a dandelion puffball. I thought it made for a great illustration. We see dandelions everywhere, but they aren’t a native plant. They were brought from Europe as a kitchen garden plant. They grow well even in poor soils, and thanks to those seed heads, they propagate well. You can eat the leaves,...