1 Peter 3:8-9 (ESV) “Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind. Do not repay evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, bless, for to this you were called, that you may obtain a blessing.” Often, we find ourselves in situations […]

Colossians 1:15-17 (ESV) “He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For by Him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities, all things were created through Him and for Him. And He is before all things, and […]

1 Peter 2:9-10 (ESV) “But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. Once you were not a people, but now you are God’s people; once you had […]

Psalm 121:1-2 (ESV) “I will lift my eyes to the hills — from where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.” No matter where we go or where we are, danger always abounds. We see stories on the news on people suffering and disasters striking everywhere […]

1 Peter 1:3 (ESV) “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, He has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.” What does it mean to be born again? I think to answer that question, […]

James 1:2-4 (ESV) “Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.  And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.” One of the most difficult things to deal with in life […]

Mark 16:6 (ESV) “The angel said to them, ‘Do not be alarmed. You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He is risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid Him.’” In the very early days of Christianity in Rome, a person of the faith would drop their usual salutations on Easter […]

2 Corinthians 5:21 (ESV) “For our sake, He made Him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.” To make ourselves something else means to change ourselves. Maybe this means we look at life differently, adjust our goals, change an outlook, etc. Sometimes, it can […]

Matthew 27:45-46, 50 (ESV) “Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour. And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, ‘Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?’ that is, ‘My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?’ And Jesus cried out again with a […]

Amos 4:13 (ESV) He who forms the mountains, who creates the wind, and who reveals His thoughts to mankind, who turns dawn to darkness, and treads on the heights of the earth—the Lord God Almighty is his name. We are experiencing a new type of normal as we are confined to our homes, practicing social […]