A Reconciling Dinner
"There is a saying, 'Love your friends and hate your enemies.' But I say: Love your enemies! Pray for those who persecute you! In that...
Always There
But now the Lord who created you, O Israel, says, Don't be afraid, for I have ransomed you; I have called you by name; you are mine. When...
In The Background
Read Romans 16:21-27 Timothy, my fellow-worker, and Lucius and Jason and Sosipater, my relatives, send you their good wishes. I, Tertius,...
Perspective
"So my counsel is: Don't worry about things - food, drink, clothes. For you already have life and a body - and they are far more...
God Who Weeps With Us
When Mary came where Jesus was and saw him, she knelt at his feet and said to him, "Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have...
A Crucial Ingredient
"You are the salt of the earth; but if salt has lost its taste, how can its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything, but...
Stormy Weather
Read Psalm 147:7-18 Sing out your thanks to him; sing praises to our God, accompanied by harps. He covers the heavens with clouds, sends...
A Close Relationship
As Jesus and the disciples continued on their way to Jerusalem they came to a village where a woman named Martha welcomed them into her...
Pick Up and Pray
Read Romans 12: 1-8 And so, dear brothers, I plead with you to give your bodies to God. Let them be a living sacrifice, holy - the kind...
A Good Listener
Dear brothers, don't ever forget that it is best to listen much, speak little, and not become angry; for anger doesn't make us good, as...
