Scripture: Proverbs 4:18 The path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, which shines brighter and brighter until full day. Thought for the Day: We usually have our ironing board set up in the guest room, but when we have a guest, we move it. This past weekend, my sister was visiting and I put the ironing board in the living room so that I could
Scripture: James 1:19 (the Message) Post this at all the intersections, dear friends: Lead with your ears, follow up with your tongue, and let anger straggle along in the rear. Thought for the Day: A few days ago, I referenced the translation of the Bible called the Message. Once again, I love its take on a phrase. “Lead with your ears…” Those words are better than simply saying,
Scripture: Matthew 5:43-45 You have heard that it was said, “You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.” But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be children of your Father in heaven; for he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the righteous and on the unrighteous.
Scripture: Psalm 96:11 Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice; let the sea roar, and all that fills it; Thought for the Day: I reference Psalm 96 yesterday, but as I continued to read through the entire Psalm, I found these words. It made me wonder what it is that makes the heavens glad and the earth rejoice. The author has spoken about the Lord
Scripture: Psalm 96:1-4 O sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth. Sing to the Lord, bless his name; tell of his salvation from day to day. Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous works among all the peoples. For great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; he is to be revered above all gods. Thought for the Day:
Scripture: Ephesians 4:31 (the Message) Make a clean break with all cutting, backbiting, profane talk. Thought for the Day: This morning, I will be preaching on these words from Ephesians 4. Actually, this translation is from what is known as the Message, a bit more contemporary and loose translation of the original text. Unlike most translations that were done by dozens and dozens of scholars who debated and
Scripture: Psalm 37:8 Let go of anger and leave rage behind! Don’t get upset—it will only lead to evil. Thought for the Day: There is a part of me that wants to say in response to the scripture, “Well duh!” We all know that anger and rage never produce anything positive. Now I want to make a distinction that some do not make. I believe there is a
Prayer – Teach me your ways, Living and Life-giving Spirit; Guide me to the place where my spirit can drink from the well of grace and mercy; Encourage me amidst the distractions along the way; Find me when the path I have chosen is far from the path you would have chosen. O Holy One of Creation, Teach me about Jesus and his life
Scripture: Proverbs 16:32 Better to be patient than a warrior, and better to have self-control than to capture a city. Thought for the Day: The Proverb is suggesting patience and self-control are better than fame (warrior) and wealth (capturing a city). Among many in America, this would be a hard thing to sell. In fact, they would suggest that impatience and pushing the edges of what many
Scripture: Luke 11:38-40 When the Pharisee saw that Jesus didn’t ritually purify his hands by washing before the meal, he was astonished. The Lord said to him, “Now, you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and platter, but your insides are stuffed with greed and wickedness. Foolish people! Didn’t the one who made the outside also make the inside?” Thought for the Day: As the children of