by Claude Stauffer | Dec 31, 2025 | Consequences, Grace, Hope
Now when he was in affliction, he implored the Lord his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers, 13 and prayed to Him; and He received his entreaty, heard his supplication, and brought him back to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew...
by Claude Stauffer | Dec 8, 2025 | Dealing with Mistakes, Grace
Matthew 5:48 – Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect. 2 Corinthians 4:7 – But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us. Look at those two verses, they seem...
by Claude Stauffer | Sep 9, 2025 | Evangelism, Gospel, Grace, Hope, Salvation
“Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; Mercy and truth go before Your face” – Psalm 89:14 When you cross over the Verrazano Bridge onto the Belt Parkway going east and drive along the southern coast part of the Five Burroughs of New York...
by Claude Stauffer | Jul 8, 2025 | Grace, Hope, Tragedy
“. . . When the enemy comes in like a flood, the Spirit of the LORD will lift up a standard against him” – Isaiah 59:19 A flood was once the chosen instrument of God to bring judgment on a wicked rebellious world.[1] The rainbow is proof of His promise to not ever...
by Claude Stauffer | Feb 25, 2025 | Gifting, Grace, Spiritual Gifts
“Having then gifts. . . “– Romans 12:6a God’s greatest gift to humankind is Himself and the salvation provided in Jesus Christ. God our Creator, Sustainer, Revealer, Just Judge, and Savior, is a Giving God. God is Holy, that means there is none like Him. God is not...
by Claude Stauffer | Apr 16, 2024 | Faith, Grace, Salvation, Works
“Faith” in the Bible is defined as, “the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” “Hoped for,” points us to the future. “Not seen,” points to mystery. Both of these phrases convey the idea of the unknown. Unknown things make us uncomfortable...
