"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

"Go to the house... on Straight Street and ask for... Saul, for he is praying."    Acts 9:11 NIVHas everyone else written off your Saul? "He is too far gone." "She is too hard... too addicted... too o...  Read More

"Blessed are those who have regard for the weak."    Psalm 41:1 NIVThree-quarters of the world's income ends up in the pockets of 20 percent of its population. Think of it this way: Ten dairy farmers ...  Read More

"He defended the cause of the poor and needy... so all went well."    Jeremiah 22:16 NIVWhen he was a seminary student, Jim Wallis and some of his classmates took scissors to the Bible and cut out eve...  Read More

"Their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food."   Acts 6:1 NIVSince the government didn't care for widows and orphans back in New Testament times, the church took on that respo...  Read More