"Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles of any kind come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy. For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow." --James 1:2-3 (NLT) "Thanks for calling back, Mom!" the young woman said. "Bruce's family is coming over for Thanksgiving dinner! [...]
“My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts,” says the Lord. “And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine. For just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so my ways are higher than your ways and my thoughts higher than your thoughts. --Isaiah 55:8-9 (NLT) Have you ever gone through one of [...]
"For I was hungry, and you didn't feed me. I was thirsty, and you didn't give me a drink. I was a stranger, and you didn't invite me into your home. I was naked, and you didn't give me clothing. I was sick and in prison, and you didn't visit me." --Matthew 25:42-43 (NLT) Brandon [...]
"It's your sins that have cut you off from God. Because of your sins, he has turned away and will not listen anymore." --Isaiah 59:2 (NLT) Remember when we had to wait for a radio or TV to warm up, or when we actually had to prepare food? From the time we get up to [...]
"Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the devil. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour." --1 Peter 5:8 (NLT) Tension filled the air. 10 minutes were left before the action started, but the two men were already facing off. The sheriff had been killed in a gunfight, and [...]
"Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the Devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour." --1 Peter 5:8 (AKJV) This morning, I decided to start making dinner early. My wife Stephanie and I are blind, and we can't read the labels on the food cans. Fortunately, Stephanie had used an [...]