"Let us lay aside every weight...and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us."   Hebrews 12:1 NKJV In ancient Greece, athletes practiced with weights strapped to their bodies. But on ...  Read More

"Be kind to one another, tenderhearted."  Ephesians 4:32 NKJV In his best-selling book 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, author Stephen Covey describes an experience he had on a subway in New York....  Read More

"Be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power."    Ephesians 6:10 NLT Paul tells us two things about his thorn: First, that it was a messenger of Satan sent to buffet him. The word "buffet" means "to...  Read More

"A Thorn in the flesh was given to me."   2 Corinthians 12:7 NKJV Paul writes: "A thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I be exalted above measure.  Concerning th...  Read More

"What God has joined together, let not man separate."  Matthew 19;6 NKJV This may come as a surprise to you, but the main purpose of marriage is not to producechildren. Couples who cannot give birth a...  Read More

"Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness."  Galatians 3:6 NKJV We think of Abraham with a halo.  Hardly.  Not once, but twice he throws his wife under the bus.  As they tr...  Read More

"Let the peace of God rule in your hearts."  Col 3:15 NKJV God wants you to have a peaceful state of mind.  His Word says: "Let the peace (soul harmony which comes) from Christ rule (act as an umpire ...  Read More

"For I seek not to please myself but him who sent me."  John 5:30 NIV The third thing that defines Jesus' relationship with his Father is this: obedience.  Jesus said, "I judge only as I hear...for I ...  Read More

"The Son can do nothing by himself; he can do only what he sees his Father doing."   John 5:19 NIV The second thing that defines Jesus' relationship with his Father is this: dependency.  Corrie ten Bo...  Read More

'For the Father loves the Son and shows him all he does."  John 5:20 NIV These three things define the relationship Jesus had with his father, and they are a blueprint for the kind of relationship you...  Read More

"Her sins--and they are many--have been forgiven, so she has shown me much love."   Luke 7:47 NLT The Bible says: "One of the Pharisees asked Jesus to have dinner with him... When a certain immoral wo...  Read More

"[Peter] saw...the waves...and began to sink."  Matthew 14:30 NLT When Peter stepped out of the boat at the command of Jesus, he was doing something he had never done before; something miraculous--wal...  Read More