Stand!
And the Lord told him: “Listen to all that the people are saying to you; it is not you they have rejected, but they have rejected me as their king." I Samuel 8:7 (NIV) For a political junkie like me, this is an amazing time. Yet, in the thirty years serving in the...
Empathy
Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. If one person falls, the other can reach out and help. But someone who falls alone is in real trouble. Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 (NLT) There is nothing quite like a friend who really understands. When...
Caucuses
But you belong to God, my dear children. You have already won a victory over those people, because the Spirit who lives in you is greater than the spirit who lives in the world. I John 4:4 (NLT) You can't escape the reporting on the Iowa Caucuses that are meeting...
Bread
Remember how the Lord your God led you through the wilderness for these forty years, humbling you and testing you to prove your character, and to find out whether or not you would obey his commands. Yes, he humbled you by letting you go hungry and then feeding you...
The Goal
Brothers and sisters, I know that I have not yet reached that goal, but there is one thing I always do. Forgetting the past and straining toward what is ahead, I keep trying to reach the goal and get the prize for which God called me through Christ to the life above....
Do Good to All
We ask you, Christian brothers (and sisters), speak to those who do not want to work. Comfort those who feel they cannot keep going on. Help the weak. Understand and be willing to wait for all men. Do not let anyone pay back for the bad he received. But look for ways...