"The wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy." --James 3:17 (ESV) Have you ever faced an all-important decision, with no idea where to turn? Perhaps you talked to God about it, but you didn't seem to get [...]
"I know how to live on almost nothing or with everything. I have learned the secret of living in every situation, whether it is with a full stomach or empty, with plenty or little. 13 For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength." --Philippians 4:12-13 (NLT) There was once a poor potter [...]
"Jesus told her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Anyone who believes in me will live, even after dying. Everyone who lives in me and believes in me will never ever die.” --John 11:25-26 (NLT) Once, not long ago, a teacher named Doris gave her students an Easter assignment. After telling them about Jesus' [...]
"For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked." --Psalms 73:3 (KJV 2000) Have you ever asked God why when you were passed up for that big promotion? If you've been laid off, you might be asking where the money to pay all your bills will come from. The [...]
"And I will give you treasures hidden in the darkness— secret riches. I will do this so you may know that I am the LORD, the God of Israel, the one." --Isaiah 45:3 (NLT) "Thank you all for coming to our third annual Hustlers and Smoothies Convention!" the moderator says. "Now I'd like to present [...]
A couple weeks ago, my wife and I went to visit my sister and brother-in-law. One day we started reminiscing, and talking about how things were back in the Stone Age when we were kids. I remembered how my sister used to bake delicious cookies on the Micro-rock, but she said she doesn't do that [...]