Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. (Ephesians 4:29 NIV) “You’re never going to amount to anything.”“You’ll never change.”“Why do you even try? You always fail.”Continue Reading
When [the disciples] heard this, they raised their voices together in prayer to God. “Sovereign Lord,” they said, “you made the heavens and the earth and the sea, and everything in them…Stretch out your hand to heal and perform signs and wonders through the name of your holy servant Jesus.”Continue Reading
“The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are healthy, your whole body will be full of light. But if your eyes are unhealthy, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!” (Matthew 6:22-23Continue Reading
“‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. A second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ The entire law and all the demands of the prophets are based on these two commandments.” – JesusContinue Reading
How great you are, O Sovereign Lord! There is no one like you. We have never even heard of another God like you! (2 Samuel 7:22 NLT) My 81-year-old father has a diagnosis of Parkinson’s Disease, and two weeks ago I took him to a group of prayer warriors toContinue Reading
Therefore you are great, O Lord God. For there is none like you, and there is no God besides you, according to all that we have heard with our ears. (2 Samuel 7:22 ESV) One of the sayings that goes around Christian culture is God will never give you moreContinue Reading
On your feet now—applaud God! Bring a gift of laughter, sing yourselves into his presence. For God is sheer beauty, all-generous in love, loyal always and ever. (Psalm 100:1, 2, 5 MSG) Fall has never been my favorite time of the year. While all the fall-lovers are basking in their hoodies, football, and pumpkin spice drinks, I’mContinue Reading
Wait with hope for the Lord. Be strong, and let your heart be courageous. Yes, wait with hope for the Lord. (Psalm 27:14 GW) This week I was thinking about my resistance to an author’s suggestion of deep introspection and cleaning out of our messy interior lives. I came toContinue Reading
For he guards the course of the just and protects the way of his faithful ones. (Proverbs 2:8 NIV) I came across a news story today that really shocked me—it was so outrageous, I initially thought it had to be a bad joke. But it wasn’t. According to multiple newsContinue Reading
Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord… (1 Corinthians 15:58 ESV) Have you ever known one of THOSE children? You know, the kind whose stubbornness will push all your buttons because they HAVE to get their way? Yeah? Those children can growContinue Reading