In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. And the virgin’s name was Mary. And he came to her and said, ‘Greetings, O favored one, the Lord is with […]

If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. John 15:19 (ESV) Reading this passage should make us think a little more than usual. What is the difference between […]

All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the spirits. Proverbs 16:2 (ESV) Sometimes we like to do things our way. We hear phrases like, “If you want something done right, do it yourself.” Or maybe, “My way or the highway.” Both of those phrases have one […]