"Then He said, 'Go out, and stand on the mountain before the Lord.' And behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind tore into the mountains and broke the rocks in pieces before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind; and after the wind an earthquake,...
"Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap...
"And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love." (1 Cor. 13:13) I was 22 years old, sitting on my Mom’s couch, waiting for the kinks in my back to ease up.A lack of work and money had forced me, my wife, and our baby boy to move...
"There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love." (1 John 4:18) I was sitting at the kitchen table finishing my morning oatmeal. A little taste of Autumn sadness had crept...
"In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven." (Matt 5:16) It was a warm evening in June. I was a young dad, sitting in a lawn chair, holding my baby boy on my lap. My wife and I had just...
"We continue to shout our praise even when we’re hemmed in with troubles, because we know how troubles can develop passionate patience in us, and how that patience in turn forges the tempered steel of virtue, keeping us alert for whatever God will do next." (Romans...
"The heavens are telling of the glory of God; And their expanse is declaring the work of His hands. Day to day pours forth speech, and night to night reveals knowledge. There is no speech, nor are there words; Their voice is not heard." (Ps 91:1-3) My daughter has...
"Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure...
"Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might; for there is no activity or planning or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol where you are going." (Eccl. 9:10) I have been trying to fix up my old house this Summer. The work I was able to hire people to help me...
"Dear friends, since God loved us that much, we surely ought to love each other." (1 John 4:11) Recently a kind lady found a six week old puppy abandoned in her driveway. It was skin and bones, covered in fleas, and close to death. It was beyond belief how anyone...