John 1:5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. A friend recently gave me a pocket prayer quilt with John 1:5 printed on it. Every time I stick my hand in my pocket, the words on the tiny stitching remind me not only of Continue Reading…
3 John 2 Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, as it goes well with your soul. “Is it well with your soul?” A former acquaintance used to ask that probing question on occasion. There’s probably not a more Continue Reading…
Isaiah 21:5 They prepare the table, they spread the rugs, they eat, they drink. Arise, O princes; oil the shield! It’s time for us in the church to oil our shields. As I was reading in Isaiah the other day, this term caught my attention. Babylon is about to Continue Reading…
Romans 12:21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. “Do you feel the world is broken? We do….” pens lyricists Andrew Peterson and Ben Shive. Recent events underscore that sad affirmation. Evil is rising in the world. It’s falling on cities like Kiev, on school children Continue Reading…
Matthew 25:35-36 For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.’ Continue Reading…
Matthew 6:22-23 The eye is the lamp of the body. So, if your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full of light, but if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light in you is darkness, how great is the darkness! We Continue Reading…
Matthew 22:37 And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.” Love God and do what you want. You might be familiar with this quote from St. Augustine. At first glance, it may appear Continue Reading…
2 Thessalonians 2:15 So then, brothers, stand firm and hold to the traditions that you were taught by us, either by our spoken word or by our letter. When I was growing up in Southern Ohio, one of the things I looked forward to in the summer was family “cook-outs.” We would gather in Continue Reading…
John 8:14 Jesus answered “… I know where I came from and where I am going, but you do not know where I come from or where I am going.” Did you know one out of eight children in America suffer from anxiety disorders? Where are they finding their identity? Continue Reading…
1 John 4:16 And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them. [NIVUK] What does it mean to know God loves us? Brennan Manning once said, “Did you know I loved you?” is the most Continue Reading…