Month: January 2016Page 2 of 3

The battle is far from over

And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. -Philippians 4:7 (NIV) “For if anyone sees you who…

Stepping out to help others

The second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ No other commandment is greater than these.” -Mark 12:31 (NLT) In the charming kids’ book The House in…

Holy, righteous, and redeemed

It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God–that is, our righteousness, holiness and redemption. -1 Corinthians 1:30…

Honor our parents

Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the LORD your God is giving you. -Exodus 20:12 (NIV) My command is…

Black sheep

And by that will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. -Hebrews 10:10 (ESV) But small is the gate…

Growing a backbone

I will make your forehead like the hardest stone, harder than flint. Do not be afraid of them or terrified by them, though they are a rebellious people….

If it’s not okay for your kids…

Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it. -Proverbs 22:6 (ESV) Which of you, if…

Relationship over religion

And he continued, “You have a fine way of setting aside the commands of God in order to observe your own traditions! -‭‭Mark‬ ‭7:9‬ ‭(NIV) Jesus had a…

No turning back

As they were walking along the road, a man said to him, “I will follow you wherever you go.” -Luke 9:57 (NIV) I will go before you and…

The right but hard road

“There is a way that seems right to a man, But its end is the way of death.” -‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭14:12‬ ‭(NKJV) Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is…