05/27/2020
05/20/2020
05/13/2020
05/06/2020
04/29/2020
When has someone offering you their forgiveness made a difference in your life later on?
04/22/2020
04/15/2020
04/08/2020
Be still, and know that I am God (Ps. 46:10). Having a quiet, patient spirit throughout the day is countercultural in our harried world, but its effects can be life changing for us as well as for others.
04/01/2020
03/25/2020
03/18/2020
Anger in itself is not necessarily wrong. But impatient anger can be destructive.
03/11/2020
03/04/2020
02/26/2020
02/19/2020
If we wait until the people around us rise to a higher standard before we speak words of kindness, we may never speak.
02/12/2020
When has God's kindness motivated you to be kind to someone else?
02/05/2020
01/22/2020
01/15/2020
01/08/2020
01/01/2020
12/25/2019
[I] will continue to make you known in order that the love you have for me may be in them and that I myself may be in them (John 17:26). Every night as her mother tucked her in bed she told Mary Beth, "Always remember: Mommy loves you. Daddy loves you. And Jesus loves you most of all."
12/18/2019
12/11/2019
12/04/2019
In what areas of your life might you be lying to yourself?
10/30/2019
"[Keep] a clear conscience, so that those who speak maliciously against your good behavior in Christ may be ashamed of their slander (1 Pet. 3:16)". Even in our failings, we can reflect an authenticity that leads others to a perfect God.
10/23/2019
10/16/2019
10/09/2019
If generosity became a way of life for the church you attend, what might it look like?
10/02/2019
09/25/2019
09/18/2019
09/11/2019
09/04/2019
08/28/2019
08/21/2019
08/14/2019
08/07/2019
07/31/2019
07/24/2019
07/17/2019
07/10/2019
The lack of courtesy in our society gives us more of an opportunity to stand out as loving people.
07/03/2019
06/26/2019
06/19/2019
06/12/2019
06/05/2019
05/29/2019
05/22/2019
Mercy triumphs over judgment! (James 2:13). Lord, I want to enjoy the freedom of forgiving others.