Yet you, Lord, are our Father. We are the clay, you are the potter; we are all the work of your hand. (Isaiah 64:8 NIV) Consider that our lives are being shaped each and every day. Thomas Merton said, “Every moment and every even of every man’s life on earth plants something in his soul.” … Read more

As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17 NIV) Good relationships should build us up, make us better, accept our failings while trying to help us improve. As iron sharpens iron, our relationships should be the catalyst to living better, being better. We too must be the iron others sharpen against. When … Read more

Walk with the wise and become wise, for a companion of fools suffers harm. (Proverbs 13:20 NIV) Walk with the wise and become wise. Seems pretty simple, and luckily I would bet that we can mostly confirm that this is what we strive to do. Few of us go looking for the foolish to be … Read more

Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. (Galatians 6:9 NIV) Some days or weeks can drag us down. Not only can we be weary in our bones but we can become mentally tired. A feeling of trudging through … Read more

But someone will say, “You have faith; I have deeds.”Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by my deeds. (James 2:18 NIV) What we do speaks volumes about us. If our actions are not consistent with our words then our words are useless. If our action and our words … Read more