Oct 26 2007
For the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires.
Hebrews 4:12 (New Living Translation)
For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the [...]
Oct 26 2007
Some time ago, I took my family to the bicycle store to purchase a bike for 5-year-old Jenna. She picked out a shiny “Starlett” with a banana seat and training wheels. And Andrea, age three, decided she wanted one as well.
I explained to Andrea that she was too young. I told her she was still [...]
Oct 25 2007
A person standing alone can be attacked and defeated,
but two can stand back-to-back and conquer.
Three are even better,
for a triple-braided cord is not easily broken.
Ecclesiastes 4:12 (New Living Translation)
Though one may be overpowered,
two can defend themselves.
A cord of three strands is [...]
Oct 24 2007
Words satisfy the mind as much as fruit does the stomach;
good talk is as gratifying as a good harvest.
Proverbs 18:20 (The Message)
A man’s stomach shall be satisfied from the fruit of his mouth;
From the produce of his lips he shall be filled.
Proverbs 18:20 (New King [...]
Oct 24 2007
Then another of His disciples said to Him, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.” But Jesus said to him, “Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead.”
—Matthew 8:21–22
Everyone who serves the Lord is busy. We all have a lot of things to do. But I thank God for every [...]
