"I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers."     Ephesians 1:16 NIVBible prayers are powerful. They put things into perspective. For example, Paul prayed that God would g...  Read More

"There is... a future... for you... your hope will not be cut off."    Proverbs 23:18 NIVAre you surrounded by people whose mission is to inject "a dose of reality" into your life? They continually po...  Read More

"The shepherds returned, glorifying... God for all the things they had heard and seen."   Luke 2:20 NIVAn early pioneer traveling across the Great Plains stopped at the edge of the Grand Canyon. Amaze...  Read More

"These will be his royal titles."     Isaiah 9:6 TLBJack Hayford writes: "Who is this Babe of Bethlehem... who became flesh... who called forth songs of angels... this Christ of Christmas?... the answ...  Read More

"The Word became flesh."     John 1:14 NKJVWhen the angel visited Mary, he said, "Don't be frightened... God has decided to... bless you!" (Luke 1:30 TLB). Yet when it comes to approaching God directl...  Read More

"You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus."    Luke 1:31 NIVWe have sung the words of this Christmas carol since infancy. But those words actually do not come from Scri...  Read More

"I won't believe it unless I see..."     John 20:25 NLTJohn writes: "Thomas (nicknamed the Twin), was not with the others when Jesus came. They told him, 'We have seen the Lord!' But he replied, 'I wo...  Read More

"But to his son-in-law he seemed to be joking."     Genesis 19:14 NKJVMake your life an open book. Establish a system of values against which all of life is judged. Walk with God; maintain your integr...  Read More

"The most important thing is that I complete my mission."     Acts 20:24The story is told of a wealthy woman sailing on Titanic. When it struck the iceberg, she was given a place in one of the lifeboa...  Read More

"He blessed and broke and gave the loaves to the disciples."    Matthew 14:19 NKJVThe Bible says that Jesus "took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, He blessed and broke and g...  Read More

"You will not reject a broken and repentant heart, O God."     Psalm 51:17 NLTBrokenness leads to blessing. To receive a double portion of the spirit of Elijah, Elisha, who was a farmer, had to break ...  Read More

"The sacrifice you desire is a broken spirit."    Psalm 51:17 NLTBrokenness is the process by which God strips us of pride and self-sufficiency so that the character of Christ can shine through. Broke...  Read More