by Apostle Tom | Morning Manna
“. . .and let us run with patience the Race that is set before us.” Hebrews 12:1c The “secret” is staying focused and faithful. Endurance races. Extreme sports. Such are the words we commonly hear nowadays as contestants “strive for the prize” in various...
by Apostle Tom | Morning Manna
“Wherefore, seeing we are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight and the sin, which does so easily beset us. . .” Hebrews 12:1b Life’s too short and the Race is too long to be carrying excess baggage. Everyone loves cheering...
by Apostle Tom | Morning Manna
“Wherefore, seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses. . .” Hebrews 12:1a In the Race of Faith, we never run alone. That’s really what the anonymous author of Hebrews is trying to say to his readers (and us) in today’s Manna. Most likely,...
by Apostle Tom | Morning Manna
“And these all, having obtained a good report through faith, received not the Promise—God having provided some better thing for us, that they without us should not be made perfect.” Hebrews 11:39-40 In Christ, it’s never a sprint or solitary cross-country run; it’s...
by Apostle Tom | Pilgrim's Reflections
Someone once called them “windows of light in the soul during times of darkness.” Memories. This past week I turned a year older according to the calendar. And, even though I don’t really feel that much older than I did a few years ago, I’ve found birthdays to be a...
