"He alone decides which gift each person should have."      1 Corinthians 12:11 NLTIn Scripture, the church is never described as a democracy.  Certainly every person deserves equal treatment in terms...  Read More

"All things are possible to him who believes."       Mark 9:23 NKJVOne day a distraught father came to Jesus and said, "My son...frequently...falls into the fire and...the water...I brought him to You...  Read More

"The slingers surrounded and attacked it."       2 Kings 3:25 NKJVIn Old Testament times, "slingers" were people who enjoyed going around blocking other people's well by throwing mud and rocks into th...  Read More

"When my spirit grows faint within me, it is you who watch over my way."   Psalm 142:3Perhaps I shouldn't have agreed to join Brian on a run. I was in a foreign country, and I had no idea where or how...  Read More

"You are all one in Christ Jesus."     Galatians 3:28 NKJVIn order to have a clique, you must exclude certain people. And to feel excluded hurts deeply. David experienced it: "The one who shared my fo...  Read More

"Seek peace and pursue it."     1 Peter 3:11 NKJVRead these Scriptures: "Purpose peace with all people" (Hebrews 12:14 NKJV). "The wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, will...  Read More

"Do not love sleep, lest you come to poverty."     Proverbs 20:13 NKJVZig Ziglar said, "When you do what you need to do when you need to do it, then... you can do what you want to do when you want to ...  Read More

"I am writing to you, dear children."    1 John 2:12 NIVJohn says, "I am writing to you, dear children, because your sins have been forgiven on account of his name" (v. 12 NIV). When you're born again...  Read More

"Use your head... so... your love is sincere... not sentimental gush."   Philippians 1:9 MSGEver notice when you're dating somebody, you can talk effortlessly for hours, but when you have been married...  Read More

"Unless the Lord builds the house, they labor in vain who build it."     Psalm 127:1 NKJVNobody knows more about marriage than God. He not only thought up the idea - He put the first couple together. ...  Read More

"Put yourself aside, and help others get ahead."    Philippians 2:4 MSGPaul writes, "Put yourself aside, and help others get ahead. Don't be obsessed with getting your own advantage. Forget yourselves...  Read More

"Before I shaped you in the womb, I knew all about you."    Jeremiah 1:5 MSGWhen God blesses you, get ready for the complainers who think He should have blessed them instead - or at least as much as y...  Read More