Plant the Seed
“What is the kingdom of God like? What shall I compare it to? It is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his garden. It grew…
The cameras are rolling
“Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everyone” (Romans 12:17). Sometimes people in the public eye get themselves into…
Too many words
“The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence. Hatred stirs up conflict, but love covers over all wrongs” (Proverbs 10:11,12).…
The old has gone, the new is here!
“[Christ] died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again. So from now on we…
He’s coming—really!
“He who testifies to these things says, ‘Yes, I am coming soon.’ Amen. Come, Lord Jesus” (Revelation 22:20). Weather radar is amazing. I have a weather app on my cell…
Power over death
“Just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, even so the Son gives life to whom he is pleased to give it” (John 5:21). The United States…
Deliver us from evil
“In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world” (John 16:33). The question my wife’s grandfather asked me was completely sincere and has been asked or at…
Pick up the proper sword
“ ‘Put your sword back in its place,’ Jesus said to him, ‘for all who draw the sword will die by the sword’ ” (Matthew 26:52). It was a natural…
Not my kind of king
“When Jesus entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred and asked, ‘Who is this?’ The crowds answered, ‘This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee’ ” (Matthew 21:10,11). There…