July 5th, 2024
Read 2 Corinthians 1:3-5 NLT All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is our merciful Father and the source of all comfort. He comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others. When they are troubled, we will be able to give them the same comfort God […]
July 4th, 2024
Read Psalm 33: 20-22 NIV “We wait in hope for the Lord, He is our help and our shield. In Him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in His holy name. May Your unfailing love rest upon us, O Lord, even as we put our hope in You”. We have been focusing on relationships and […]
July 3rd, 2024
Read 1 Corinthians 13:7 NIV It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. ESV Translation Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. NLT Translation Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance. Some of the best marriage advice I have ever […]
July 2nd, 2024
Read Ephesians 4:2 NLT Always be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other’s faults because of your love. Have you ever heard the phrase, “Patience is a virtue”? It’s one of those phrases that might just make you want to roll your eyes. Yes, yes…we know! It’s just not […]
July 1st, 2024
Read 1 Corinthians 13:7 ESV Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. I really love words! So when I read a couple of different translations of this verse I was struck at the varying translations of the word “bears.” The ESV uses “bears,” the NLT uses “never gives up,” […]
June 29th, 2024
Read: Ezekiel 36:26-27 NRSV A new heart I will give you, and a new spirit I will put within you; and I will remove from your body the heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you […]
June 28th, 2024
Read: Galatians 5:22-23 NRSV By contrast, the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against such things. What does it mean to be a virtuous person? The pagan cardinal virtues of wisdom, courage, justice, and temperance could provide, at best, a sense of […]
June 27th, 2024
Read: Proverbs 22:24 NRSV Make no friends with those given to anger, and do not associate with hotheads, or you may learn their ways and entangle yourself in a snare. In some ways we are like children walking past a giant mud puddle. We know that we should steer clear of it and walk on […]
June 26th, 2024
Read: Romans 12:2 NRSV Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds, so that you may discern what is the will of God—what is good and acceptable and perfect. Paul acknowledges the disparities that may exist between the believers to whom he writes, but believes that it […]
June 25th, 2024
Read: Ephesians 4:26 NRSV Be angry but do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, So, knowing that even Jesus was capable of anger makes us feel better about our own emotions, but Paul gives us more guidance on what to do with our anger. In the heat of the […]
