Better one handful with tranquility than two handfuls with toil and chasing after the wind. Ecc 4:6 “Spring being a tough act to follow, God created June.” (AI Bernstein) Spring was anything but relaxing if you lived in the path of a busy tornado season or had kids in school. Memorial Day unofficially marks the […]
Take up each of you a stone upon his shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the people of Israel, that this may be a sign among you. When your children ask in time to come, ‘What do those stones mean to you?’ then you shall tell them that the waters of the […]
Photo by Rahul Sapra They are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus. God presented him as the mercy seat by his blood, through faith, to demonstrate his righteousness, because in his restraint God passed over the sins previously committed. Romans 3:24-25 How would you like your child’s […]
Photo by Holly Adams So now I charge you in the sight of all Israel and of the assembly of the LORD and in the hearing of our God: Be careful to follow all the commands of the LORD your God, that you may possess this good land and pass it on as an inheritance […]
Give thanks to him who led his people through the wilderness. His faithful love endures forever. Psalm 136:16 NLT Have you ever considered whether a person who takes an AI date to the movie should have to buy a ticket for them? Should you file a joint or single tax return? These may sound like […]
My goal is that they may be encouraged in heart and united in love, so that they may have the full riches of complete understanding, in order that they may know the mystery of God, namely, Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. Colossians 2:2-3 NIV How would you define […]
I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; he has risen. –Matthew Don’t be alarmed, he said. You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here. – Mark Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is […]
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. John 1:1,14 NIV Ask any […]
When he rose from prayer and went back to the disciples, he found them asleep, exhausted from sorrow. “Why are you sleeping?” he asked them. “Get up and pray so that you will not fall into temptation.” Luke 22:45-46 NIV What do you need for your trip to the beach? You have a general idea […]
He was despised and rejected by mankind, a man of suffering, and familiar with pain…After he has suffered, he will see the light of life and be satisfied, by his knowledge my righteous servant will justify many, and he will bear their iniquities…For he bore the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors. […]