As Jesus and the disciples left the town of Jericho, a large crowd followed behind. Two blind men were sitting beside the road. When they heard that Jesus was coming that way, they began shouting, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!” “Be quiet!” the crowd yelled at...
Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; a man’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions. – Luke 12:15 NIV Halloween can be a candy paradise for kids! I remember the years that our kids would go scavenging through the neighborhood in costume...
My son, hear the instruction of your father, and do not forsake the law of your mother; for they will be graceful ornaments on your head, and chains about your neck. – Proverbs 1:8-9 NKJV Let’s start with this: everyone wants to look good. No matter what inborn beauty or...
About that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who is greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven?” – Matthew 18:1 NLT Lisa and I are going to her class reunion in a couple of weeks. We went to the same high school, so I know many people who will be there. I already know...
Therefore it is against the Lord that you and all your company have gathered together. What is Aaron that you grumble against him? – Numbers 16:11 ESV In the book of Numbers 16 we read about some men who rebel against Moses and Aaron. They are angry because they think Moses and...
They love the place of honor at banquets and the chief seats in the synagogues, and respectful greetings in the market places, and being called Rabbi by men. – Matthew 23:6-7 “What in the world is the limelight?” some of you may be asking. “The limelight” is...
As the Scriptures say, “If you want to boast, boast only about the Lord.” – 2 Corinthians 10:17 NLT The Starbucks I’m at is playing a “Best of the Eighties” playlist. “Human” by the Human League flows out of the speaker above me...
I plead with Euodia and I plead with Syntyche to agree with each other in the Lord. – Philippians 4:2 My wife Rita and I discussed the issue for hours, but we still had differing viewpoints. Since we already had grown with the Lord, we didn’t yell or hit each other, but it was...
For the one who sows to his own flesh shall from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit shall from the Spirit reap eternal life. And let us not lose heart in doing good, for in due time we shall reap if we do not grow weary. – Galatians 6: 8-9 Sowing and...
Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, this he will also reap. For the one who sows to his own flesh shall from the flesh reap corruption. – Galatians 6: 7- 8a You reap what you sow. We looked at that truth in Jacob’s life yesterday. It is also seen in...