New resolve for a new year
“I do not do the good I want to do, but the evil I do not want to do—this I keep on doing” (Romans 7:19). It's disappointing. It’s frustrating. We’ve…
“I do not do the good I want to do, but the evil I do not want to do—this I keep on doing” (Romans 7:19). It's disappointing. It’s frustrating. We’ve…
“Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David” (Luke…
“I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every…
“See, your king comes to you, righteous and victorious, lowly and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey” (Zechariah 9:9). You can't judge a book…
“You do not realize that it is better for you that one man die for the people than that the whole nation perish” (John 11:49,50). “It is better for you…
“This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins” (1 John 4:10). What will it…
“Jesus said, ‘If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free’ ” (John 8:31,32). Freedom. Independence. It’s…
“All this I have spoken while still with you. But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of…
“While they were still talking about this, Jesus himself stood among them and said to them, ‘Peace be with you.’ . . . Then he opened their minds so they…