“It is not good to have everything one wants.” — Blaise PascalIn this world of instant gratification and unlimited choices, we often find ourselves surrounded by mountains of things ...
With one voice they cried out, “Away with this man! Release Barabbas to us!” (Barabbas had been thrown into prison for an insurrection in the city, and for murder.) — ...
Have you ever wondered how to hear God’s voice above the noise of daily life?Sometimes we hear people say, “God told me such-and-such,” and we secretly wonder, How did you ...
He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in ...
Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven. — Matthew 5:16 In the final days of Jesus’ life, ...
Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some have unwittingly entertained angels. — Hebrews 13:2 When there is room in the heart, there is room in the ...
When Jonathan Edwards began preaching in Northampton, Massachusetts, in 1734, the moral conditions of that colony and throughout the British settlements were at an extreme low. The New England that ...
Amy Wells knew her bridal shop would be busy. Brides-to-be took full advantage of the days right after Thanksgiving. It was common for families to spend the better part of ...
[The teachers of the law and the Pharisees] were using this question as a trap, in order to have a basis for accusing [Jesus]. But Jesus bent down and started ...
And so you are no longer called outcasts and wanderers, but citizens with God’s People. — Ephesians 2:19 (The Voice) Someone once described a church as a group of porcupines ...
“I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.” — Thomas JeffersonWithout realizing it, we often carry something around with us everywhere we go. We ...
So Jesus said to them, “Because of your unbelief; for assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move ...