Giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. (Ephesians 5:20, ESV) I know that Thanksgiving (the holiday) is past for this year, but thanksgiving (the attitude) should still be part of every day. I woke today with the word thankful…
“I will grant this people favor with the Egyptians, so that when you depart you will not leave empty-handed . . . Instruct the people that each man and each woman is to request from his or her neighbor items of silver and gold . . . Now the Israelites…
“May mercy, peace, and love be multiplied to you” (Jude verse 2, English Standard Version). The above verse in Jude sounds like a greeting inside a Christmas card. It’s that time of year when warm thoughts and good wishes surround us. After all, at this season we remember the Child…
After these things the Lord appointed seventy others also, and sent them two by two before His face into every city and place where He Himself was about to go. (Luke 10:1, NKJV) When I travel, I always intend to travel light, but I can’t say I succeed. A couple I…
And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up. (II Thessalonians 3:13, English Standard Version) If we were able to chat in person over a cup of coffee or tea (which would be so wonderful), most of…
For Demas, in love with this present world, has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica . . . Get Mark and bring him with you, for he is very useful to me for ministry. (II Timothy 4:10-11, English Standard Version) Have you ever wished the Bible told you more of…
“The LORD your God will soon bring you into the land he swore to give you when he made a vow to your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. It is a land with large, prosperous cities that you did not build, houses filled with choice things you did not accumulate, hewn…
All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right. God uses it to prepare and equip his people…
“Even when I go through the darkest valley, I fear no danger, for you are with me; your rod and your staff—they comfort me.” (Psalm 23:4, CSB) Psalm 23 is probably one of the first longer Bible passages you memorized as a child. Its words feel familiar and comforting. Yet…