Wendy Pope

A Place Thus Far

“Then King David went in and sat before the LORD and said, ’Who am I, O Lord GOD, and what is my house, that you have brought me thus far?’”  2 Samuel 7:18 (ESV) Oh the places David had seen in his lifetime! From the grassy meadows, to the splendor of palace life, a drafty…

Worship Today

John 1:1-4 “In the beginning there was the Word. The Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. All things were made by him, and nothing was made without him. In him there was life, and that life was the light of all people. The Light shines in the darkness, and the…

Stay

“Stay in here in this land.”  Jeremiah 42:10 The Israelites are headed for 70 years of captivity in Babylon. Their home land, the land of promise as well as the Temple would be destroyed. God graciously warned them through many people of everything that would take place. On three separate occasions, including today’s key verse…

A God-Altared Life

“Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God—this is your spiritual act of worship.” Romans 12:1(NIV) As I stared at the bags of children’s clothes in the hall I heard His voice say, “Give them to Stacey.” I begin to challenge the…