"Do not merely listen to the word...Do what it says."      James 1:22 NIVJames writes: "Prove yourselves doers of the word, and not merely hearers who delude themselves.  For if anyone is a hearer of ...  Read More

"Submit to God and be at peace with him; in this way prosperity will come to you."      Job 22:21 NIVToday we don't just have regular stress we've got cyber stress.  Emails multiply like rabbits.  Tur...  Read More

"All of you will...stumble."                Matthew 26:31 NKJVOn the night before His death,  Jesus made this announcement: "All of you will be made to stumble because of Me this night, for it is writ...  Read More

"I give them eternal life."               John 10:28 AMPCYour salvation isn't guaranteed by your performance--but by Christ's performance at the cross.  Yes, you'll have moments you're proud of and mo...  Read More

"God is your refuge, and his everlasting arms are under you."         Deuteronomy 33:27 NLTConsider these timeless words by Margaret Fishback Powers: "One night I dreamed...I was walking along the bea...  Read More

"I must leave...everything I have gained."            Ecclesiastes 2:18-19 NLTIf you work harder you can earn more money, but you can't earn more time. To coin a popular song, "Time may be money, but ...  Read More

"This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you."      John 15:12 NKJVIf love was a sentiment that depended on someone else's actions and reactions, or an emotion over which you...  Read More

"Words of a gossip are like choice morsels."        Proverbs 18:8 NIVGossip can be a "choice morsel" that's hard to resist.  So what's the solution?  Catch yourself before you indulge in it!  Ask your...  Read More

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart."            Proverbs 3:5 NKJVIn 1987 the Minnesota Twins baseball star Kirby Puckett saw a childhood dream come true when he led his team to a World Series Cham...  Read More

"God has not given us a spirit of fear."               2 Timothy 1:7 NKJVDuring the American Revolution, Spain gained control of the Bahamas.  In April of 1783, Andrew Deveaux, a lieutenant colonel fr...  Read More

"What I dreaded has happened to me."          Job 3:25 NKJVDo you ever fantasize about solutions to problems you fear may or will come your way?  Ironically, when you do, what started out as an unfoun...  Read More

"The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?"        Psalm 27:1 NKJVAn old adage says, "Fear makes the wolf bigger than he is."  It exaggerates the problem, and as a result, you ex...  Read More