“Why did you make me this way?”     Isa 45:10 NLT Isaiah said that God "formed me in my mother's womb to be his servant" (Isa 49:5 NLT). God deliberately shaped each of us for His service. How then ca...  Read More

“In this world you will have trouble, but be brave! I have defeated the world.”      John 16:33 NCV Whatever circumstances you find yourself in, they don't have to define you or defeat you. Even if yo...  Read More

“God Saw Everything that He had made and indeed it was very good.”        Genesis 1:31 NKJV Before the age of two, Helen Keller lost her vision and her hearing, in an instant, her world went dark and ...  Read More

“Be Kindly Affectionate To One Another with brotherly love, in honor giving preference to one another.”          Romans 12:10 NKJV Have you ever noticed how quick we are to accuse someone else of some...  Read More

“Don’t Compare Yourself to Others.”   Gal 6:4 MSG Paul wrote Don't compare yourself to others. Each of you must take responsibility for doing the creative best you can with your own life" (vv. 4-5). J...  Read More

“Train up a child in the way he should go.”    Proverbs 22:6 NKJV Whether you lead at home, in church, or in business, coui be called upon to make hard and unpopular decisions for the good of all conc...  Read More

“This I know…God is for me.”     Psalm 56:9 NKJV In his bestselling book, The Tipping Point, Malcolm Gladwell defines the tipping point as "the moment of critical mass, the threshold, the boiling poin...  Read More

“Love makes up for all offenses.”   Proverbs 10:12 NLT Loving relationships are a cornerstone of life. They are the foundation of Christ's church and evidence that we have the love of God in our heart...  Read More

"Teach us to realize the brevity of life, so that we may grow in wisdom."   Psalm 90:12 NLT When he became campaign manager for President George Bush and chairman of the Republican National Committee,...  Read More

"The Lord, who delivered me from...the lion and...the bear... will deliver me from...this Philistine."           1 Sa 17:37 NKJVEvery experience in our past has prepared us for some future opportunity...  Read More

"Do not forget to do good and to share."           Heb 13:16 NKJVPeter describes the life of Jesus in these words: "Who went about doing good"(Acts 10:38 NKJV). So, becoming more Christlike means look...  Read More

"How forceful are right words!"        Job 6:25 NKJVHere are two stories from history that illustrate how the power of your words can affect others: (1) One day an altar boy was serving the priest at ...  Read More