“I am praying not only for these disciples but also for all who will ever believe in me through their message.” —John 17:20 Eating ice cream, deep soul time with a longstanding friend, and walks around the water’s edge are three experiences that rank very high on most peoples’…
The woman came and knelt before him. “Lord, help me!” she said. He replied, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.” “Yes it is, Lord,” she said. “Even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master’s table.” —Matthew 15:25-27…
No one has ever seen God. But if we love each other, God lives in us, and his love is brought to full expression in us. —1 John 4:12 An amazing professional who is very, very close to my children and me is in the final weeks of her…
Even if we feel guilty, God is greater than our feelings, and he knows everything. —1 John 3:20 A great misdemeanor occurred. Someone left the door to the refrigerator in the workroom ajar on the Friday afternoon of the three-day weekend and yep, come Tuesday morning, someone’s something on…
“Do you have anything here to eat? They gave him a piece of broiled fish and he ate it was they watched. — Luke 24:41b-43. One of Jesus’ miracles is turning a boy’s lunch into more than enough food for 4,000 or 5,000 people. As the Son of God,…
“Peace be with you,” he said. Again he said, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I am sending you.” — John 20:19c, 21 Peace is a tall order these days. We may have mastered inner peace, or, in reality, we may be mastering…
I was the kid who looked into the future and thought the world would get better Maybe all kinds of violence wouldn’t stop But it would slow down Education would pick up Speaking to picking up, litter large and small would be… yeah. Now most things…
Then [King Darius] gave orders to arrest the men who had maliciously accused Daniel. He had them thrown into the lions’ den, along with their wives and children. The lions leaped on them and tore them apart before they even hit the floor of the den. — Daniel 6:24,…
The whole town gathered at the door to watch. So Jesus healed many people who were sick with various diseases… Before daybreak the next morning, Jesus got up and went out to an isolated place to pray. — Mark 1:33, 34a, 36 NLT If I were Jesus, I would…
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden…
