Romans 13:8-10 Owe no one anything, except to love each other, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law. … Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore, love is the fulfilling of the law. It seems like we hear it all the time. Someone in authority on Continue Reading…
John 1:16 For out of His fullness [the superabundance of His grace and truth] we have all received grace upon grace [spiritual blessing upon spiritual blessing, favor upon favor, and gift heaped upon gift]. [AMP] Buzz Lightyear recently made his debut for our three-year-old grandson’s birthday. His parents had Continue Reading…
Matthew 27:24 So when Pilate saw that he was gaining nothing, but rather that a riot was beginning, he took water and washed his hands before the crowd, saying, “I am innocent of this man’s blood; see to it yourselves.” Pilate could have washed his hands till they were raw, Continue Reading…
Philippians 1:6 And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ. My students gave their “Why I’m a Christian” speeches last week. FUN….I’m a Christian because it’s fun (aside from the dying daily and taking up Continue Reading…
2 Samuel 6:13 And when those who bore the ark of the Lord had gone six steps, he sacrificed an ox and a fattened animal. How do you react when things go south? What you hoped for, prayed for, believed for, collapses before the finish line. You’re left standing in a lane of confusion Continue Reading…
Isaiah 5:3 He was… a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief Parting is such sweet sorrow penned Shakespeare. Waving goodbye to my son, daughter-in-law, and little grandson, I walked through the doors of the Nashville airport. After a wonderful weekend, I couldn’t help but feel a little sad. Goodbyes have never Continue Reading…
Romans 8:37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. “B-15… N-38…O-64…. Bingo!” My husband and I had been looking for a way to connect more with our 6-year-old grandson. Since the family lives about seven hours away from us, our times together are limited. Continue Reading…
Romans 12:3 For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned. We sing of God’s great faithfulness, of his goodness, of Continue Reading…
Matthew 26:33-35 Peter answered him, “Though they all fall away because of you, I will never fall away…. Even if I must die with you, I will not deny you!” I don’t know about you, but I have a mental cache of situations I could label “I wish that hadn’t Continue Reading…
2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance. If God is patient with us, shouldn’t we be patient with other people? I like 17th century Continue Reading…