“You are still worldly. For since there is jealousy and quarreling among you, are you not worldly? Are you not acting like mere humans? For when one says, “I follow Paul,” and another, “I follow Apollos,” are you not mere human beings? What, after all, is Apollos? And what is Paul? Only servants, through whom […]

“So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.” – Galatians 5:16 An old American Indian chief was mentoring a group of young braves and telling them about the struggle within. He said, “It’s like two dogs fighting inside of you. One is a good dog that […]

“Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”  – Matthew 28:19-20 The great poet […]

“Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the LORD? To obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed is better than the fat of rams.” – 1 Samuel 15:22 Imagine that you are the president of a company and find it necessary to travel out of the country […]

“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” – John 3:16 The island of Molokai in Hawaii has a fascinating history. In the 1800s, the island was a colony for people with leprosy – a horrible disease […]

“Now I rejoice in what I am suffering for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is still lacking in regard to Christ’s afflictions, for the sake of his body, which is the church.” – Colossians 1:24 The great professor and author C. S. Lewis once wrote on the subject of pain, “We […]

“But you know that he appeared so that he might take away our sins. And in him is no sin.” – 1 John 3:5 A little girl was sitting and watching her mother do dishes one day, and she suddenly noticed her mom had several strands of white hair. She took a closer look, and […]

“But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.” – 2 Corinthians 12:9 Bette Nesmith had a good secretarial job in a bank when she ran […]

“But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore, I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.” – 2 Corinthians 12:9 Bette Nesmith had a good secretarial job in a bank when she ran […]

“David asked, ‘Is there anyone still left of the house of Saul to whom I can show kindness for Jonathan’s sake?’ … So Mephibosheth ate at David’s table like one of the king’s sons.” – 2 Samuel 9:1, 11 It’s been said that the Bible is a photo album filled with pictures of God’s grace. […]