Scripture: Revelation 6:12-13 When he opened the sixth seal, I looked, and there came a great earthquake; the sun became black as sackcloth, the full moon became like blood, and the stars of the sky fell to the earth as the fig tree drops its winter fruit when shaken by a gale. Thought for the Day: I am thankful for science! You probably already know that tonight we
Scripture: Philippians 1:9-11 And this is my prayer, that your love may overflow more and more with knowledge and full insight to help you to determine what is best, so that in the day of Christ you may be pure and blameless, having produced the harvest of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ for the glory and praise of God. Thought for the Day: The French writer, Antoine
Scripture: 1st Thessalonians 1:6-7 And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, for in spite of persecution you received the word with joy inspired by the Holy Spirit, so that you became an example to all the believers in Macedonia and in Achaia. Thought for the Day: Tomorrow is a great day in history. It was on this day 34 years ago that Nolan Ryan pitched
Scripture: 1st Thessalonians 5:9-13 For God has destined us not for wrath but for obtaining salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, who died for us, so that whether we are awake or asleep we may live with him. Therefore encourage one another and build up each other, as indeed you are doing. But we appeal to you, brothers and sisters, to respect those who labor among you, and
Scripture: Psalm 27:1 The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? Thought for the Day: I have been rereading a book about Harriet Beecher Stowe, the author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Her brother, Henry Ward Beecher, was an amazing pastor in the Congregationalist tradition (today, that would be the United
Scripture: Ephesians 4:31-32 Put away from you all bitterness and wrath and anger and wrangling and slander, together with all malice, and be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ has forgiven you. Thought for the Day: “I’m sorry!” Those words had to come from my mouth on more than one occasion at the Board Meeting Sunday evening. I misstated something, and then
Scripture: Proverbs 12:20 Deceit is in the mind of those who plan evil, but those who counsel peace have joy. Thought for the Day: I love how the Proverbs offer what appears to be a simple rule like: A brings about B, but C will bring about D. Most of us want D, so we thus avoid A. What I find interesting is these often straightforward axioms offer
Scripture: 2nd Thessalonians 3:16 Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in all ways. The Lord be with all of you. Thought for the Day: Black Elk, the great voice from the Native American culture, said, “The first peace, which is the most important, is that which comes within the souls of people when they realize their relationship, their oneness with the
Scripture: Acts 17:1-3 After Paul and Silas had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews. And Paul went in, as was his custom, and on three sabbath days argued with them from the scriptures, explaining and proving that it was necessary for the Messiah to suffer and to rise from the dead, and saying, “This is the Messiah,
Scripture: John 14:27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let them be afraid. Thought for the Day: Quick apology – my devotional from yesterday announced International Peace Day as today, but in further research, I discovered that my pronouncement was a bit premature.