Daily Blessing

“Marked” by Jesus – A life characterized by holiness.

In writing to the early Christians living in ancient Rome, the Apostle Paul instructs: “So let us put aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light. Let us behave decently, as in the daytime,…

July 9, 2025Journeys of Paul, Rome

“Marked” by Jesus – A life characterized by peace.

Upon arriving in Rome, our tour bus dropped us off at Piazza del Popolo. We couldn’t check into our hotel until 4:30pm, so our tour group was dropped off to explore the historical/touristy area for a couple of…

July 8, 2025Journeys of Paul, Rome

“Marked” by Jesus – A life characterized by generosity.

We’ve been looking at the Apostle Paul’s letter to the early Christians living in ancient Rome. These Jesus-followers did not have the Bible. They simply had heard the good news about Jesus Christ – how Jesus is the…

July 7, 2025Journeys of Paul, Rome

“Marked” by Jesus – Faithful in prayer.

When hubby and I visited Rome and Pompeii, we were clearly “marked” as tourists. Anybody looking at us could immediately tell we were tourists. What was it about us that “marked” us as tourists? We both were wearing…

July 6, 2025Journeys of Paul, Prayer

“Marked” by Jesus – Patient in affliction.

The early Christians living in ancient Rome did not have the Bible. They simply had heard the good news about Jesus Christ – how Jesus is the son of God and the Savior of the world – and…

July 5, 2025Journeys of Paul, Rome

“Marked” by Jesus – A life characterized by joy and hope!

I have always wondered what the ancient city of Rome was like when the Apostle Paul was there … and when he wrote the letter to the early Christians living there. Alas, the ancient city of Rome has…

July 4, 2025Hope, Journeys of Paul, Rome

“Marked” by Jesus – A life characterized by love!

The early Christians living in ancient Rome did not have the Bible. They simply had heard the good news about Jesus Christ – who came to be the Savior of the world – and they had believed. They…

July 3, 2025Journeys of Paul, Rome

“Marked” by Jesus – A life characterized by humility.

As I walked the stone streets of the ancient city of Pompeii, I couldn’t help imagining what it might have been like to be an early Christian living in ancient Rome, walking streets just like this, when the…

July 2, 2025Journeys of Paul, Rome

“Marked” by Jesus – A living sacrifice!

I have always wondered what the ancient city of Rome was like when the Apostle Paul was there. The ancient city of Rome has been buried in 2,000 years’ worth of subsequent history, or else dismantled as building…

July 1, 2025Journeys of Paul, Rome

“Marked” by Jesus – The Spirit of God living in us!

There is no doubt to anyone looking at this photo that hubby and I are “tourists.” We are “marked” as tourists … by our touristy hats … by our touristy water bottles … by our touristy bright-orange “radios”…

June 30, 2025Journeys of Paul, Rome