"Take control of what I say, O Lord, and guard my lips."      Psalm 141:3 NLTIf you're inclined to gossip, read this carefully: "I maim without killing. I break hearts and ruin lives. I am cunning and...  Read More

"That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh."       Genesis 2:24 NIVIn Eight Ways In-laws Can Break Up a Marriage it offers examples that shoul...  Read More

"Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee."      Isaiah 26:3Dr. D. James Kennedy wrote: "A proper epitaph for most people today would be 'Hurried, worried, buried'...Many time...  Read More

"All the days of the desponding...are made evil [by anxious thoughts and forebodings]."   Proverbs 15:15 AMPCOne Christian author writes: "I once went through a period...when I was plagued by anxiety....  Read More

"Come to me, all you who are...burdened, and I will give you rest."      Matthew 11:28 NIVAnxiety disorders are the most common mental illnesses in the nation. That was never part of God's plan. In Ma...  Read More

"Do not fret or have anxiety about anything, but in every circumstance...by prayer...make your wants know to God."      Philippians 4:6 AMPCAnxiety is the curse of the modern era, but it's not a new t...  Read More

"He will abundantly pardon."        Isaiah 55:7 NKJVThe largest bulldozer in the world is the D575A. It's 16 feet long, 25 feet wide, 41 feet high, and weighs 225,000 pounds. It was once used in a cou...  Read More

"I have refined you...I have tested you in the furnace of affliction."       Isaiah 48:10 NIVC. S. Lewis said, "God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our  pain; ...  Read More

"Your footprints were not seen."        Psalm 77:19 NIVThe psalmist wrote, "Your path led through...mighty waters, though your footprints were not seen" (v. 19 NIV). When you can't see God's "footprin...  Read More

"I will build my church."              Matthew 16:18Author Sherry Surratt notes that when Jesus promised to build His church, "[he] wasn't just talking about the bricks or wood that form a...building,...  Read More

"I will build my church."        Matthew 16:18Being hurt by another Christian can be devastating, but the church is filled with imperfect people who do things they shouldn't. As C. S. Lewis said, "God...  Read More

"If it is possible, as much as depends on you, live peaceably with all men."      Romans 12:18 NKJVAt times it's impossible to be at peace with certain people. Recognizing this reality, the apostle Pa...  Read More