Marcos Schultz

By temperament, I am not much moved to fear. Nevertheless, I am encouraged with assurances that I find in Psalm 56 when I do feel afraid.   This I know, that… Continue Reading Freedom from Fear

“Now who is there to harm you if you are zealous for what is good?” 1 Peter 3:13 Wait a minute. Is Peter asking a rhetorical question here? Is he presenting… Continue Reading A Reason for the Persecution Season

“9 Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult. On the contrary, repay evil with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.” 1 Peter 3:9 Our fisherman… Continue Reading To Be A Blessing

My friend Neal had a keen observation about Ps 34.4. “I sought the Lord, and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears.” Ps 34.4 I had been wondering… Continue Reading “The Liberating Power of Praising the Lord”

A story is told of a young Robert Lewis Stevenson who spent much of his childhood in poor health. One night his nurse found him with his nose pressed against… Continue Reading Holes In the Darkness

“For you were straying like sheep, but have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.” 1 Peter 2.25 Yesterday I wrote emphasizing the importance of returning. Today… Continue Reading Who’s the Boss

“For you were straying like sheep but have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.” 1 Peter 2.25 My eyes are drawn to the word “returned” in this… Continue Reading Returned

Peter’s readers are going through suffering in 1 Peter. They are experiencing persecution for their Christian faith. Peter further tells us that we have been called to put up with this yuck.… Continue Reading Following in His Steps

Psalm 37:4 says to me something different than what it seems to say to others. “Delight yourself in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart.”… Continue Reading Delight yourself in the Lord

David has three suggestions for God, about what to remember and what to forget.  Remember Your mercy & love. Don’t remember how I blew it so much in my past.… Continue Reading Remember, Remember Not

Peter sure gives us something to wrestle with in 1 Peter 2:18-19 when we pokes holes and undermines everything we “know” about justice and fairness.  “Go ahead and submit yourselves… Continue Reading Warning: Servce May Include Suffering

Today, want to focus on one short verse in a Psalm of David. I see myself in this one short verse, in which David has much to say with but… Continue Reading Experiencing Scripture