"Wherever you go, I will go."        Ruth 1;16 NKJV The book of Ruth illustrates the difference between those who step out in faith and take risks, and those who give in to fear, play it safe, and mis...  Read More

"Without Me you can do nothing."  - John 15:5 NKJV Self-help books and motivational speakers are like cheerleaders standing on the sidelines shouting, "You can do it!"  They can be helpful, but if the...  Read More

"This is the day the Lord has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it." - Psalm 118:24 NKJV God wants us to appreciate the season we are in; to live in the "here and now."  Some people live only for t...  Read More

"To be conformed to the image of His Son." - Romans 8:29 NKJV Since God is both our Creator and our Redeemer, we are called to be "conformed to His image" in both senses.  So, to become more like the ...  Read More

"Hope in the Lord and keep his way." - Psalm 37:34 NIV When things don't happen as quickly as we want them to, we can become anxious, frustrated, irritable, and negative.  And if you're a "make it hap...  Read More

"I understand more...because I keep Your precepts."  - Psalm 119:100 NKJV Bible expositor Eugene Peterson, author of The Message, says: "The words printed on the pages of my Bible give witness to the ...  Read More

"Then God saw everything that He had made, and indeed it was very good." - Genesis 1:31 NKJV The first reaction recorded in Scripture is God's reaction to His own creation.  He stepped back at the end...  Read More

"The disciples were first called Christians in Antioch."  - Acts 11:26 NKJV Did you know that the word "disciple" occurs 269 times in the New Testament, whereas the word "Christian" is found only thre...  Read More

"Let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus." - Hebrews 12:1-2 NKJV The men and women who made the greatest impact on the world were those who were totally focused an...  Read More

"Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you." - John 15:3 God's Word is like a prescription from your doctor.  You don't have to understand how the medication works -- you just hav...  Read More

"Many are the plans in a person's heart, but it is the Lord's purpose that prevails." - Proverbs 19:21 NIV They say, "The devil is in the details."  But for a redeemed child of God, He is in the detai...  Read More

"Leave them; they are blind guides." - Matthew 15:14 NIV There are plenty of good leaders around--don't be afraid to follow them.  But what about the "blind guides" that Jesus talks about?  Here are s...  Read More