39 Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. (Matthew 10:39 ESV) How tightly do you cling to your life? Do you worry and fret over what will happen each day and concern yourself over what might happen next week, month or year? This tight clinging … Read more
27 “But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, 28 bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you. (Luke 6:27-28 ESV) The rhetoric around hate seems to be much of what is driving society today. In a time when we speak about tolerance and acceptance, what we see more … Read more
16 Then the king commanded, and Daniel was brought and cast into the den of lions. The king declared[a] to Daniel, “May your God, whom you serve continually, deliver you!” (Daniel 6:16 ESV) Has your faith been an inspiration to someone else? The king had made a decree that put him in a bind. He really liked Daniel … Read more
32 Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you. (Ephesians 4:32 ESV) In many ways we see tenderhearted as weak. When someone is empathetic and loving we do not give them credit for that coming from a place of strength. We mistake kindness for weakness. But this is a mistake … Read more
12 Moses said to the Lord, “See, you say to me, ‘Bring up this people,’ but you have not let me know whom you will send with me. Yet you have said, ‘I know you by name, and you have also found favor in my sight.’ 13 Now therefore, if I have found favor in your sight, please show me now your … Read more