09/26/2010
09/19/2010
09/12/2010
09/03/2010
09/01/2010
08/22/2010
08/13/2010
08/06/2010
08/01/2010
07/17/2010
07/17/2010
07/11/2010
The lack of courtesy in our society gives us more of an opportunity to stand out as loving people.
07/04/2010
06/25/2010
06/18/2010
06/13/2010
06/06/2010
05/30/2010
05/23/2010
05/14/2010
05/09/2010
05/02/2010
When has someone offering you their forgiveness made a difference in your life later on?
04/25/2010
Mercy triumphs over judgment! (James 2:13). Lord, I want to enjoy the freedom of forgiving others.
04/18/2010
04/11/2010
04/01/2010
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.
03/28/2010
03/11/2010
03/11/2010
Anger in itself is not necessarily wrong. But impatient anger can be destructive.
03/07/2010
02/25/2010
02/20/2010
02/12/2010
If we wait until the people around us rise to a higher standard before we speak words of kindness, we may never speak.
02/07/2010
When has God's kindness motivated you to be kind to someone else?
01/28/2010
01/21/2010
01/14/2010
01/08/2010
01/08/2010
12/23/2010
[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."
12/19/2010
12/12/2010
12/05/2010
In what areas of your life might you be lying to yourself?
11/28/2010
11/21/2010
11/14/2010
11/07/2010
10/31/2010
"[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.
10/24/2010
10/14/2010
10/08/2010
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?