Sep 29 2007
Love. We’ve all but worn out the word. This morning I used love to describe my feelings toward my wife and toward peanut butter. Far from identical emotions. I’ve never proposed to a jar of peanut butter (though I have let one sit on my lap during a television show). Overuse has defused the word, [...]
Sep 28 2007
The Lord is good to those who depend on him,
to those who search for him.
Lamentations 3:25 (New Living Translation)
The LORD is good to those whose hope is in him,
to the one who seeks him.
Lamentations 3:25 (New International Version)
God proves to be good [...]
Sep 27 2007
Listen to my voice in the morning, Lord.
Each morning I bring my requests to you and wait expectantly.
Psalm 5:3 (New Living Translation)
In the morning, O LORD, you hear my voice;
in the morning I lay my requests before you
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Sep 26 2007
Don’t pick on people, jump on their failures, criticize their faults— unless, of course, you want the same treatment. Don’t condemn those who are down; that hardness can boomerang. Be easy on people; you’ll find life a lot easier.
Luke 6:37 (The Message)
Judge not, and you shall not be judged. Condemn not, and you shall not [...]
Sep 25 2007
For whatever was written in earlier times was written for our instruction, so that through perseverance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.
Romans 15:4 (New American Standard Bible)
Such things were written in the Scriptures long ago to teach us. And the Scriptures give us hope and encouragement as we wait patiently for [...]
