"A friend is always loyal, and a brother is born to help in time of need."   Proverbs 17:17 NLT)Jonathan was the rightful heir to the throne of his father, Saul, but David had been called by God to su...  Read More

"The day of the Lord will come as unexpectedly as a thief."    2 Peter 3:10 NLTDon't let "date-setters" make you cynical about Christ's soon return. When the found of a major church denomination predi...  Read More

"Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly."    Colossians 3:16Before written languages were developed, memory was the only way to learn. In our day, memorizing has gotten a bad name as "rote learnin...  Read More

"These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you."     John 15:11Why did Jesus say, "These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might ...  Read More

"Paul, a bond-servant of Christ Jesus, called as an apostle."     Romans 1:1 NASIn the Bible the word "minister" isn't just a noun (which denotes a person, place, or thing); it's also a verb (an actio...  Read More

"Except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it."    Psalm 127:1How would you describe your relationship with your children? Strained? Exciting? Heartbreaking? Enjoyable? If you wan...  Read More

"Be transformed by the renewing of your mind."    Romans 12:2Long before William James, the father of American psychology, was attributed with saying, "The greatest discovery of my generation is that ...  Read More

"No one should seek their own good, but the good of others."     1 Corinthians 10:24 NIVSelf-pity can be deadly. It tells the wife and mother who works hard, "You're not appreciated." It says to the o...  Read More

"Jacob set up a memorial... to mark the place where God had spoken with him."   Genesis 35:14 GWTThere are events in all our lives that, looking back, had the be the hand of God at work. One author pu...  Read More

"He brought them out of darkness... and broke... their chains."   Psalm 107:14 NIVWhen the Israelites "cried to the Lord... He saved them... He brought them out of darkness... and broke... their chain...  Read More

"I have heard them crying out... and I am concerned."     Exodus 3:7 NIVFor four hundred years, Israel was enslaved by Egyptian taskmasters who oppressed them and "made their lives bitter" (Exodus 1:1...  Read More

"I am weary and worn out."     Proverbs 30:1Dr. Richard Swenson says, "You can go into the woods, select a ten-foot sapling, bend it over, and when you release it, it will return to its normal height....  Read More