Scripture: Psalm 7:6-8 Get up, LORD; get angry! Stand up against the fury of my foes! Wake up, my God; you command that justice be done! Let the assembled peoples surround you. Rule them from on high! The LORD will judge the peoples. Establish justice for me, LORD, according to my righteousness and according to my integrity. Thought for the Day: Justice is a central idea throughout scripture.
Scripture: Proverb 22:6 Train children in the way they should go; when they grow old, they won’t depart from it. Thought for the Day: For the Klein School District, the school year is entering its final week. Like many of you, I have wonderful memories of the last week of school. Lots of energy, both students and teachers ready for the end, a bit of sadness as we
Scripture: 1st Peter 3:10-11 For those who want to love life and see good days should keep their tongue from evil speaking and their lips from speaking lies. They should shun evil and do good; seek peace and chase after it. Thought for the Day: This is a day in which we remember those who have died, specially those who died in times of war. Too often people
Scripture: 1st Samuel 20:23 (the Message) Regarding all the things we’ve discussed, remember that God’s in on this with us to the very end!” Thought for the Day: The author, Melina Marchetta, wrote the following: Memory is a funny thing. It tricks you into believing that you’ve forgotten important moments, and then when you’re raking your brain for a bit of information that might make sense of
Scripture: Luke 14:13 Instead, when you give a banquet, invite the poor, crippled, lame, and blind. Thought for the Day: Hugh Hollowell is a Mennonite Minister who works extensively with the homeless. He caught my attention with the following words: Every time we use religion to draw a line to keep people out, Jesus is with the people on the other side of that line. The questions to
Scripture: Colossians 3:12 As God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience. Thought for the Day: FROM DISCIPLES NEWS SERVICE (May 25, 2016): Within hours of a devastating fire on May 19 at First Christian Church in Lake Jackson, TX, Disciples Church Extension Fund Advisor Jim Michel received a call from the Coastal Plains Area of the Southwest Region telling him
Scripture: 1st Corinthians 12:27 Now you are the body of Christ and individually members of it. Thought for the Day: Today is the Feast of Corpus Christi (Body of Christ), and no, it is not a city festival celebrated four hours from Spring. The Feast of Corpus Christi has been celebrated in parts of the church for nearly 800 years, and it has been a time to joyfully
Scripture: Romans 8:11 If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will give life to your mortal bodies also through his Spirit that dwells in you. Thought for the Day: Walt Disney said, “Animation offers a medium of storytelling and visual entertainment which can bring pleasure and information to people of all ages everywhere in
Scripture: John 15:16-17 (the Message) You didn’t choose me, remember; I chose you, and put you in the world to bear fruit, fruit that won’t spoil. As fruit bearers, whatever you ask the Father in relation to me, he gives you. But remember the root command: Love one another. Thought for the Day: I was reading an article in which the author used the phrase, “The American Dream.”
Scripture: Psalm 119:15-16 I will think about your precepts and examine all your paths. I will delight in your statutes; I will not forget what you have said. Thought for the Day: It has been more than two years since the 200+ girls were kidnapped in Nigeria. I have written devotionals about this situation every six months or so to keep it before us. Until a few days