Luke 16:10 One who is faithful in a very little is also faithful in much and one who is dishonest in a very little is also dishonest in much. An elderly couple entered a hotel in Philadelphia in the late 1880s looking for a room. Unfortunately, the clerk informed them Continue Reading…
Matthew 28:12-13 “When the chief priests had met with the elders and devised a plan, they gave the soldiers a large sum of money, telling them, ‘You are to say His disciples came during the night and stole him away while we were asleep.’” Unbelievable! The chief priests bribed the soldiers Continue Reading…
Matthew 10:32-33 “Therefore everyone who confesses me before men, I will also confess him before My Father who is in heaven. But whoever denies me before men, I will also deny him before My Father who is in heaven.” “In the interest of full disclosure…” We sometimes hear that disclaimer in Continue Reading…
Ecclesiastes 10:12 “Words from a wise man’s mouth are gracious but a fool is consumed by his own lips.” cow·ard: a person who lacks the courage to do or endure dangerous or unpleasant things. Although we typically think of cowardice on the battle field, it can extend to almost every Continue Reading…
Genesis 39:23 “…the Lord was with Joseph and gave him success in whatever he did.” They’re dropping like flies…politicians, sports figures, businessmen, church leaders. It seems anyone who experiences any modicum of success faces the integrity issue at some point. Why does it appear that fewer and fewer are Continue Reading…
Mark 11:17 “…but you have made it ‘a den of robbers’” When Jesus entered the Temple area and drove out the moneychangers he wasn’t playing around. Their offense outraged him. The religious leaders of the day had allowed the Temple to become a “den of robbers.” But the theft stretched Continue Reading…
Isaiah 59:14 “So justice is driven back, and righteousness stands at a distance; truth has stumbled in the streets, honesty cannot enter.” GK Chesterton writes, “The heavenly chariot flies thundering through the ages, the dull heresies sprawling and prostrate, the wild truth reeling, but erect.” Oh how we underestimate Continue Reading…