Grace and Truth
Don’t mistreat any foreigners who live in your land. Instead, treat them as well as you treat citizens and love them as much as you love yourself. Remember, you were once foreigners in the land of Egypt. I am the Lord your God.Leviticus 19:33-34 (CEV) I don't...
A Neighbor
Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind.1 Peter 3:8 (ESV) I have wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) that requires monthly shots in both eyes. I'm sure you just closed and squinched up your eyes...
Two Days
So although Jesus loved Martha, Mary, and Lazarus,he stayed where he was for the next two days.Finally, he said to his disciples, “Let’s go back to Judea.” John 11:5-7 (NLT) I had not given much thought to the fact that Jesus waited two days before he returned to the...
Got Your Raincoat?
“Two are better off than one . . . If one of them falls down, the other can help him up. But if someone is alone and falls, it’s just too bad, because there is no one to help him” Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 (GNT) In a recent post, Rick Warren wrote, "Relationships are a...
Post-truth
He will turn the hearts of the parents to their children, and the hearts of the children to their parents; or else I will come and strike the land with total destruction. Malachi 4:6 (NIV) Our church is starting a new sermon series entitled, "ALIENS: Helping...
Which Map?
"My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts," says the LORD. "And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine." Isaiah 55:8 Sometimes it is better not to reinvent the wheel. It's not always easy to trust God. When I see where God seems to be leading me, I...