"If we claim we have no sin, we are only fooling ourselves and not living in the truth. But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness." --1 John 1:8-9 (NLT) Have you heard of meditation? I'm sure most [...]

"And this is his commandment: We must believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and love one another, just as he commanded us." --1 John 3:23 (NLT) My wife Stephanie just gave me a note this morning, right after I returned home from a quick trip to the dentist. I had to get [...]

“And the King will say, ‘I tell you the truth, when you did it to one of the least of these my brothers and sisters, you were doing it to me!’ --Matthew 25:40 (NLT) When I was 14 years old, I got a chance to work with a few other students in a nursing home [...]

"And the people of Berea were more open-minded than those in Thessalonica, and they listened eagerly to Paul’s message. They searched the Scriptures day after day to see if Paul and Silas were teaching the truth." --Acts 17:11 (NLT) My wife Stephanie and I just returned from a great weekend visiting my 91-year-old aunt in [...]

"You have patiently suffered for me without quitting. But I have this complaint against you. You don’t love me or each other as you did at first! Look how far you have fallen! Turn back to me and do the works you did at first. If you don’t repent, I will come and remove your [...]

“Go out and stand before me on the mountain,” the Lord told him. And as Elijah stood there, the Lord passed by, and a mighty windstorm hit the mountain. It was such a terrible blast that the rocks were torn loose, but the Lord was not in the wind. After the wind there was an [...]