The best Christmas
“This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world” (1 John 4:9). What was your best Christmas? Maybe it was…
Love like Jesus
“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not…
One more for the kingdom
“The gates of hell shall not prevail against it” (Matthew 16:18 English Standard Version). How do gates “prevail”? After all, gates are not offensive. They aren’t weapons of war. If…
Always leftovers
“They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over” (Matthew 14:20). “What are we going to do?” Jesus’ disciples…
Jesus is the difference
“I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them garbage, that I…
Who am I?
“When the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy” (Titus 3:4,5). We can't…
Come on in
“They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer” (Acts 2:42). Do you know people who are just so good at…
He’s not hidden from our sight
“After he said this, he was taken up before their very eyes, and a cloud hid him from their sight” (Acts 1:9). What is your biggest frustration in life today?…
He lives!
“But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead” (1 Corinthians 15:20). Imagine a world without Easter. Imagine no bright Easter outfits, Easter lilies, or Easter sunrise services. Imagine no…