"The integrity of the honest keeps them on track; the deviousness of crooks brings them to ruin."        Proverbs 11:3 MSGDid you know there's a correlation between goodness and the national economy? ...  Read More

"Words from the mouth of the wise are gracious, but fools are consumed by their own lips."    Ecclesiastes 10:12 NIVAesop, the famed fable author, said, "No act of kindness, no matter how small, ever ...  Read More

"I'm giving it everything I've got."             1 Corinthians 9:26 MSCLong-distance runners don't just focus on speed, but on endurance.  They pace themselves so that as they approach the finish line...  Read More

"You are with me...I...am not afraid.  No one can harm me."        Psalm 56:9, 11 CEVThe approval of others is something we all enjoy, but you don't need it in order to have self-worth.  In fact, peop...  Read More

"Fear of man will prove to be a snare."        Proverbs 29:25 NIVTo ensure victory in battle, King Saul was supposed to wait for Samuel the prophet to come and offer a sacrifice to God.  But as the da...  Read More

"Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up."     James 4:10 NKJVHere's a true saying: "Humility is not thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself less." That doesn...  Read More

"I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day."   Acts 23:1 NKJVAt the Mark Twain memorial in Hartford, Connecticut, you will find these words framed: "Always do right. It will gratif...  Read More

"Arise, for this matter is your responsibility... Be of good courage, and do it."   Ezra 10:4 NKJVYou probably may not have heart of Harlow Curtice because he wasn't a Harvard graduate; he was a count...  Read More

"One person gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty."    Proverbs 11:24 NIVJesus taught His disciples to be distributors of His blessing and "first responders...  Read More

"God will bless you for doing it."     James 1:25 NLTDr. David Jeremiah tells of a well-known seminary professor who spent a summer studying in Jerusalem. In his apartment building lived an orthodox J...  Read More

"Holiness unto the Lord."     Zechariah 14:21Holiness should always be "unto the Lord." Any time we make it "unto men," it's wrong and misguided because it's just pride and pretense. Jesus condemned t...  Read More

"Against You, You only, have I sinned."     Psalm 51:4 NKJVWe need a new way of looking at sin; a fresh understanding of it. John Ortberg writes: "All sin involves denial. It carries with it a certain...  Read More