Archive for August, 2009

3 John 12: A Good Reputation

Monday, August 10th, 2009

III John 12 “Demetrius is well spoken of by everyone – and even by the truth itself. We also speak well of him, and you know that our testimony is true.” I recently had need of an air-conditioner repairman. As my fingers did the walking through our yellow pages, I read the names of various [...]

3 John 11: Blind Leading the Blind

Friday, August 7th, 2009

III John 11 “Dear friend, do not imitate what is evil but what is good. Anyone who does what is good is from God. Anyone who does what is evil has not seen God.” I can hear my mother saying it as if it were yesterday, in response to my teen-aged cry that everybody else [...]

3 John 9 – 10: Mean-Spirited Egomaniac

Thursday, August 6th, 2009

III John 9-10 “I wrote to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first, will have nothing to do with us. So if I come, I will call attention to what he is doing, gossiping maliciously about us. Not satisfied with that, he refuses to welcome the brothers. He also stops those who want [...]

3 John 5 – 8: Taking Care of Our Leaders

Tuesday, August 4th, 2009

III John 5-8 “Dear friend, you are faithful in what you are doing for the brothers, even though they are strangers to you. They have told the church about your love. You will do well to send them on their way in a manner worthy of God. It was for the sake of the Name [...]

3 John 1 – 4: Atta-boy!

Sunday, August 2nd, 2009

III John 1-4 “The elder, to my dear friend Gaius, whom I love in the truth. Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting along well. It gave me great joy to have some brothers come and tell about [...]