John 13:35 By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” I recently attended a dinner theatre to watch Agatha Christie’s Mousetrap. I love mysteries, but I clearly missed a few clues. And the most jarring oversight didn’t even occur in Continue Reading…
John 13:34 “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. “ Quinn, my ten-month old grandson, and I recently had a delightful conversation. Of course, it was in blowing-raspberries-ish so you might not have understood it. He Continue Reading…
Psalm 16:3 As for the saints in the land, they are the excellent ones, in whom is all my delight. I once heard someone say, “A nation that fails to honor their heroes will soon have no heroes to honor.” So who are our country’s heroes? Who are your heroes? Colson Center Continue Reading…
1 John 3:17 But if anyone has the world’s goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God’s love abide in him? I recently read a story once reported in the New York Times about a man preparing to complete his college degree. Continue Reading…
Philippians 2:3 Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. God has designed us to connect with other people. He blesses us and asks us to pour out that blessing on others. A recently reported Harvard study on longevity shows relationships help us live longer Continue Reading…
Micah 7:18 “Who is a God like you, who pardons sin and forgives the transgression of the remnant of his inheritance? You do not stay angry forever but delight to show mercy.” The Christmas season has come and gone, but the season for mercy never expires. Have you heard the story about the little boy who played the Continue Reading…
Matthew 20:34 “Jesus had compassion on them….” In 1956, Elvis Presley recorded his most iconic hit, Love Me Tender. Funny I would recall those lyrics as I think of broken people still asking, “Does anyone love me?” Are we reflecting the compassion of Jesus? Tenderheartedness has staying power. The memory Continue Reading…
John 13:34-35 “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” I’ve learned from Public Speaking that the shortest sentences are usually the most powerful. Continue Reading…
John 3:16 “For God so loved the world….” We are told words have power. Some words step right into the darkness and alter the trajectory of life. When Nicodemus slipped in to see Jesus in the dead of night he found the sun at noonday. He came with honest questions. Continue Reading…
2 Corinthians 1:3-4 “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.” Up Continue Reading…