04/18/2018
Mercy triumphs over judgment! (James 2:13). Lord, I want to enjoy the freedom of forgiving others.
04/11/2018
04/04/2018
03/28/2018
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.
03/21/2018
03/14/2018
03/07/2018
Anger in itself is not necessarily wrong. But impatient anger can be destructive.
02/28/2018
02/21/2018
02/14/2018
02/07/2018
If we wait until the people around us rise to a higher standard before we speak words of kindness, we may never speak.
01/31/2018
When has God's kindness motivated you to be kind to someone else?
01/24/2018
01/17/2018
01/10/2018
01/03/2018
12/27/2017
12/20/2017
[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."
12/13/2017
12/06/2017
11/29/2017
In what areas of your life might you be lying to yourself?
11/22/2017
11/15/2017
11/08/2017
11/01/2017
10/25/2017
"[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.
10/18/2017
10/11/2017
10/04/2017
Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth (1 John 3:18). If generosity became a way of life for the church you attend, what might it look like?
09/27/2017
09/20/2017
09/13/2017
09/06/2017
08/30/2017
08/23/2017
08/16/2017
08/09/2017
08/02/2017
07/26/2017
07/19/2017
07/12/2017
07/05/2017
The lack of courtesy in our society gives us more of an opportunity to stand out as loving people.
06/28/2017
06/21/2017
06/14/2017
06/07/2017