August 4th, 2022
Read Proverbs 12:18 NIV The words of the reckless pierce like swords, but the tongue of the wise brings healing. Gracious Father, I ask for Your wisdom. There have been times when I have been reckless with my words and the hurt they have caused is deep and lasting. I am sorry for the times […]
August 3rd, 2022
Read James 3:5b-8 NIV Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark. The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole body, sets the whole course of one’s life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell. […]
August 2nd, 2022
Read Proverbs 18:21 NIV The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit. Lord, I admit that I am not always careful with the words I speak. I underestimate, dismiss, and sometimes I even misuse the power that my words hold without much thought as to […]
August 1st, 2022
Read James 3:1-5a NIV Not many of you should become teachers, my fellow believers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly. We all stumble in many ways. Anyone who is never at fault in what they say is perfect, able to keep their whole body in check. When we put […]
July 31st, 2022
Read Ephesians 4:29 NIV Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. Moms are full of wisdom that hardly any child appreciates fully. At least that is what I have come to […]
July 30th, 2022
Read 1 Corinthians 12:31 AMP And yet I will show you a still more excellent way [one of the choicest graces and the highest of them all: unselfish love]. Love is a more excellent way. Some of you might be asking, “A more excellent way of what?” Well… everything…but especially expressing our faith in Jesus. […]
July 29th, 2022
Read Ephesians 2:10 NIV For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. You are the very best of what God has created – His masterpiece. A reflection of what God is like to the world we live in, perfected and made […]
July 28th, 2022
Read James 1:22 NIV You see that his faith and his actions were working together, and his faith was made complete by what he did Today’s verse is a snippet from the passage with which we started the week where James is referring to Abraham. God promised Abraham that he would give him many children […]
July 27th, 2022
Read 1 John 3:18 NIV Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth. One of our dogs had this strange habit. Each time we would walk through the door, he would get so excited to see us that he grabbed a shoe from the mudroom and excitedly […]
July 26th, 2022
Read John 13:35 NIV By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” Several members of my family are cross fitters. So we often find ourselves captivated by videos of stellar cross fit athletes. I am particularly drawn to some of the female athletes. Some of my favorites are […]
