Morning Coffee With Renae

Ruth 1:2 “The man’s name was Elimelech, his wife’s name Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Kilion. They were Ephrathites from Bethlehem, Judah. And they went to Moab and lived there.”
In the ancient Hebrew society, names were of great significance. This is why the author includes them. Elimelech means, in [...]

Ruth 1:1 “In the days when the judges ruled, there was a famine in the land, and a man from Bethlehem in Judah, together with his wife and two sons, went to live for a while in the country of Moab.”
This first verse of Ruth is kind of like a news report. It tells us [...]

Philippians 4:21 – 23 “Greet all the saints in Christ Jesus. The brothers who are with me send greetings. All the saints send you greetings, especially those who belong to Caesar’s household. The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.”
Paul penned these words approximately thirty years after Christ’s death. Thirty years [...]

Philippians 4:20 “To our God and Father be glory for ever and ever. Amen.”
More than twenty years ago, one of the great singers and songwriters of our time wrote a song titled, “To God Be the Glory.” I wonder if Andrae Crouch had been studying this passage in Philippians as he penned the now famous [...]

Philippians 1:3 “I thank my God every time I remember you.”

Philippians 4:18 “I have received full payment and even more; I am amply supplied, now that I have received from Epaphroditus the gifts you sent. They are a fragrant offering, an acceptable sacrifice, pleasing to God.”
Don’t you just love the smell of hot, fresh apple pie, straight from the oven, laced with cinnamon? I do. [...]

Philippians 4:17 “Not that I am looking for a gift, but I am looking for what may be credited to your account.”
My son, Foster, will turn six years old in a few weeks. He has been dropping hints about what he wants for his birthday. He wants a guitar. And a race track. And a [...]

Philippians 4:15-16 “Moreover, as you Philippians know, in the early days of your acquaintance with the gospel, when I set out from Macedonia, not one church shared with me in the matter of giving and receiving, except you only; for even when I was in Thessalonica, you sent me aid again and again when I [...]

Philippians 4:14 “Yet it was good of you to share in my troubles.”
A group of ladies just left my house. Tonight was our first Bible study together. As we went around the circle sharing a little about ourselves, each one shared the need for friends, for a support system. It is good to have someone [...]

Philippians 4:13 “I can do everything through him who gives me strength.”
The standard life for the Christian is a victorious life. However, many of us walk around living sub-standard lives. We don’t have to, but we do. We accept defeat as our normal way of life, and we live like losers instead of winners.
But Paul [...]