“Everything is meaningless,” says the Teacher, “completely meaningless!” --Ecclesiastes 1:2 (NLT) "The thief’s purpose is to steal and kill and destroy. My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life." --John 10:10 (NLT) There's a rather sad trend in our culture, which is driven by advertisers' knack for revealing our wants and desires. [...]
"These trials will show that your faith is genuine. It is being tested as fire tests and purifies gold—though your faith is far more precious than mere gold." --1 Peter 1:7 Ever since I was little, I've had a special place in my heart for jewelry. My mom first got me into the habit of [...]
"Look here, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we are going to a certain town and will stay there a year. We will do business there and make a profit.” How do you know what your life will be like tomorrow? Your life is like the morning fog—it’s here a little while, then it’s gone. [...]
"The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand. When you are tempted, he will show you a way out so that you can endure." --1 Corinthians 10:13 (NLT) I don't know about you, but [...]
"No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us." --Romans 8:37 (NIV) Have you ever looked out the window of an airplane, watching things decrease in size as you climbed higher and higher into the sky? On the other hand, have you seen buildings grow larger and larger as [...]
"Then he said, “I tell you the truth, unless you turn from your sins and become like little children, you will never get into the Kingdom of Heaven." --Matthew 18:3 (NLT) Like many people, I love C.S. Lewis's Chronicles of Narnia books. They are great works of adventure and fantasy, and they are chock-full of [...]