He Knew He Was Homesick
“For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and
is found.” So they began to celebrate.
—Luke 15:24
A certain young man had a father who gave him a... Read More »
A Man of Few Words
When words are many, sin is not absent.
—Proverbs 10:19
It’s wise to be brief, to say as little as possible to others and as much as possible
to God. “Many words are... Read More »
“A Call For Gentleness” (Part Three)
Today we conclude our look at the fruit of the Spirit called “gentleness” and see some areas of application for this much-needed character quality.
Not only is this... Read More »
“A Call For Gentleness” (Part Two)
This week we are considering the fruit of the Spirit called gentleness. In Galatians 5:23, it is the word “praotes” (found again in 6:1 a few verses later). In consulting... Read More »
“A Call For Gentleness” (Part One)
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.” (Galatians... Read More »
God Discerns the Possibilities
Then Ziba said to the king, “Your servant will do whatever my
lord the king commands his servant to do.”—2 Samuel 9:11
Jonathan, the son of King Saul, had a son whose... Read More »
We Share God’s Glory
Then God said, “Let us make man in our image.”
—Genesis 1:26
I must confess that I’m a humanist—like David, whose poem raises the best
question of all:... Read More »
Colossians 3:1-4 (Ascension Day)
If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that... Read More »
Psalm 24:7-10 (Ascension Day)
Leader: Lift up your heads, O gates!
And be lifted up, O ancient doors,
that the King of glory may come in.
Congregation: Who is this King of glory?
Leader: The LORD, strong and... Read More »
“Ministry On Display” (Part Three)
A cartoon drawn for the 100th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birth shows two men standing on the edge of a snow-covered forest in Kentucky on a February morning in 1809. One... Read More »
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