June 14th, 2024
“And with many other words John exhorted the people and proclaimed the good news to them.” Luke 3:18 “And because of his words many more became believers.” John 4:41 Can you imagine a world in which there were no language? As a human race we simply need language to get along. Language is so ubiquitous […]
June 13th, 2024
“They sharpen their tongues like swords and aim cruel words like deadly arrows.” Psalms 64:3 “The wise in heart are called discerning, and gracious words promote instruction.” Proverbs 16:21 Sometimes the best way to understand what something IS, is by talking first about what it is NOT. It can be very painful to think of […]
June 12th, 2024
“I will sing of the Lord’s great love forever; with my mouth I will make your faithfulness known through all generations.” Psalms 89:1 Music is a hobby and passion of mine. There isn’t a day when I don’t listen to music. I listen to all types, and for different reasons and in different circumstances. And […]
June 11th, 2024
“Who has helped you utter these words? And whose spirit spoke from your mouth?” Job 26:4 In this verse are the words of Job he spoke in response to one of his “comforters”, Bildad the Shuhite. Bildad, like the other comforters that had gathered around Job, assumed that he had somehow sinned greatly, and that […]
June 10th, 2024
“Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.” 1 John 3:18 “The hearts of the wise make their mouths prudent, and their lips promote instruction. Gracious words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.” Proverbs 16:23-24 We cannot think that loving words […]
June 9th, 2024
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” John 1:1 “And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.” Genesis 1:3 “Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.” Luke 21:33 NIV “For it is with your heart that […]
June 8th, 2024
Read John 3:16-17 NIV Jesus’s ultimate display of love 16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the […]
June 7th, 2024
Read John 13:1-17 NIV Jesus washes the disciples’ feet 1 It was just before the Passover Festival. Jesus knew that the hour had come for him to leave this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end. 2 The evening meal was […]
June 6th, 2024
Read John 21:15-19 NIV Jesus restores Peter When they had finished eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?” “Yes, Lord,” he said, “you know that I love you.” Jesus said, “Feed my lambs.” 16 Again Jesus said, “Simon son of John, do you love me?” […]
June 5th, 2024
Read Matthew 14:13-21 NIV Jesus feeds the 5000 13 When Jesus heard what had happened, he withdrew by boat privately to a solitary place. Hearing of this, the crowds followed him on foot from the towns. 14 When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them and healed their sick. 15 […]
