Steven H Miller, Th.M.

  Pressing Toward The Goal All scripture is CSB version Philippians 3:12-16 - 12  Not that I have already reached the goal or am already perfect, but I make every effort to take hold of it because I also have been taken hold of by Christ Jesus.  13  Brothers and sisters, I do not [ a ]  consider myself to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and reaching forward to what is ahead,  14  I pursue as my goal the prize promised by God’s heavenly [ b ]  call in Christ Jesus.  15  Therefore, let all of us who are mature think this way. And if you think differently about anything, God will reveal this also to you.  16  In any case, we should live up to whatever truth we have attained. As individuals, we have all experienced frustration, fear, doubt, loss and a myriad of other things that have made this a tough year to live through. As the Apostle Paul said in the passage above, he ha...

  Christ Is Our Peace All scripture is from CSB version. In the world these days, especially over the last almost four years, having peace within us has been something that eludes many people.   Many believe finding peace in their lives as being something that is very elusive and fleeting. If you ‘re like me, it seems like every time I begin to be able to feel some peace in myself, it   would go away just as fast as it came.   What if I told you that true peace is found in a person, not a place or thing?   God willing, you’ll see that to be true by the time you finish reading this. Ephesians 2:14-18 - 14  For he is our peace, who made both groups one and tore down the dividing wall of hostility. In his flesh,  15  he made of no effect the law consisting of commands and expressed in regulations, so that he might create in himself one new man from the two, resulting in peace.  16  He did this so that he might reconc...