“Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth. Worship the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs. Know that the Lord is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.” – Psalm 100:1-3 Michael Green tells the story of a young […]

“A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.” – John 13:34 Despite his busy schedule, Abraham Lincoln often visited wounded Civil War soldiers in hospitals across the Union. On one occasion, he walked in to see a man who was near death. “Is […]

“If it is burned up, the builder will suffer loss but yet will be saved—even though only as one escaping through the flames.” – 1 Corinthians 3:15 Chuck Swindoll tells the story of a fighter pilot shot down by enemy fire during World War II… At treetop level he lost part of his stabilizer, a […]

“Remember this: Whoever turns a sinner from the error of their way will save them from death and cover over a multitude of sins.” – James 5:20 In 1994, The New York Times reported that graffiti from the 1800s was discovered by workers renovating the Washington Monument. It was quite a different tone from much of […]

“After David had finished talking with Saul, Jonathan became one in spirit with David, and he loved him as himself.” – 1 Samuel 18:1 The world-renowned psychologist, Sigmund Freud, died at the age of 83, a bitter and disillusioned man. Though he was one of the most influential thinkers of our time, Freud had little compassion […]

“O God, you are my God, earnestly I seek you. My soul thirsts for you, my whole being longs for you, in a dry and weary land where there is no water.” – Psalm 63:1 A shopper approached the perfume counter at a department store and asked the saleswoman, “Do you still have Elizabeth Taylor’s Passion?” […]

“Sluggards do not plow in season; so at harvest time they look but find nothing.” – Proverbs 20:4 And old mountaineer and his wife were sitting in front of the fireplace one evening just passing the time. Soon, they heard what they thought were raindrops falling on the roof of their small house. So after […]

“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” – Romans 15:13 The Reverend Ben Patterson once said, “Hope delivers us from the despair that nothing we do matters, and enables us to […]

“Instruct the wise and they will be wiser still; teach the righteous and they will add to their learning.” – Proverbs 9:9 The famous author and inventor, Arthur C. Clarke once wrote, For every man, education should be a process which continues all his life. We have to abandon, as swiftly as possible, the idea […]

“Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn.” – Romans 12:15 The famous novelist and playwright Samuel Beckett received great recognition for his work—but not from everyone. Beckett’s marriage was plagued by his wife’s jealousy of his growing fame and success. So one day in 1969, Samuel heard her answer the phone, listen […]