Scripture shows how a few spoken words can mark a life in an instant. In the high priest’s courtyard, Peter denied he knew Jesus — three quick sentences spoken for self-preservation. He could not call […]
“Be joyful always!” 1 Thessalonians 5:16 “In all our affliction, I am overflowing with joy!” 2 Corinthians 7:4 Thankfulness or unthankfulness is largely a matter of the attitude of our heart. Two men look at […]
“You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” Mark 12:31 Definitions are important. Who is my neighbor? What is it to love my neighbor? If we can make “neighbor” mean just a little set of people, […]
“Lord, teach us to pray.” Luke 11:1 We sometimes say we do not need to be taught how to pray. Anybody can pray; it is only talking to God. It does not require the learning […]
“I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God — this is your spiritual act of worship.” Romans 12:1 We are taught to […]
We have no picture of Christ. Artists through the centuries have imagined his face and painted it with reverence and skill, some of them wondrously winning. Yet these are only human conceptions of a life […]
My Father, I miss the gladness which many of your other children are enjoying today. They have their homes and friends and happy fellowships, while I am alone. Yet may I have a joyous Christmas […]
Jesus called his commandment of love “a new commandment.” Why new? The old law said, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” referring to everyone. But Jesus spoke of loving “your brother” — your fellow […]
We are each other’s keeper in a deeper sense than we imagine. When a new friend enters our life, we come under sacred obligation to do him good, guard his interests and be a blessing. […]
The words of Christ are unlike all others. He says they are spirit and life. In one of his parables, he calls them seeds. Seeds may look small and dull beside rare gems, yet they […]
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