“The twenty-four elders fall down before Him…and cast their crowns before the throne.”   Revelations 4:10 NKJV When we try to impress the people we consider to be important, we become tropny collector...  Read More

“The mouth speaks what the heart is full of.   Luke 6:45 NIV Do you think of yourself as a person who has faith in God? Do your thoughts and words reflect that? We can deceive ourselves into thinking ...  Read More

“Don’t look out only for your own interests, but take the other in others, too.” You can learn to love by thinking loving thoughts. By focusing on the other person's needs, pains, difficulties, goals,...  Read More

“I brought glory to you.”      John 17:4 NLT To say yes to the will of God, you will have  to say no to other things.  And some people won't like it, especially if they are used to getting their own w...  Read More

"The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective."    James 5:16 NIV To understand how prayer is powerful and effective, look at it from a neurological perspective.  At the base of our brai...  Read More

"Honor one another....Never be lacking in zeal."    Romans 12:10-11 NIV A leadership expert says: "Most leaders focus on two things: The vision and the bottom line. The vision is what usually excites ...  Read More

"Parents rejoice when their children turn out well."  Proverb 23:24 MSG As a parent, you want your children to turn out well, and the best way to do that is by modeling proper behavior at home (See Ep...  Read More

"Children...learn...from their parents."  Ephesians 5:1 MSG Susan Alexander Yates offers us scriptural guidelines for influencing our kids. (1) Reach out to non-Christians. If you want kids to grow in...  Read More

"People who contradict his word are completely in the dark."    Isaiah 8:20 NLT  When asked if they believed that the Bible was the inspired and the infallible Word of God, a majority of sixteen-to-tw...  Read More

"Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do."   Luke 23:34 *Some societies in history punished those who committed adultery by making them wear a big scarlet letter A, publicly identifying w...  Read More

"There is none like you to help."     2 Chronicals 14:11 ESV Faced with an enemy he couldn't conquer on his own, King Asa prayed.  "Lord, there is no one like you to help the powerless against the mig...  Read More

"They have dug...cisterns that can hold no water."   Jeremiah 2:13 NLT We are desirous by nature.   We keep desiring things just like we keep taking our next breath.  The trouble is, when we get the t...  Read More