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: On this day in 1572, a ‘special’ marriage occurred between the soon to be King Henry IV of France and Margaret of Valois. This was a
Scripture: Proverbs 14:12 There is a way that seems right to a person, but its end is the way to death. Thought for the Day: There are some passages of scripture that scream joy and optimism. I love coming across those passages and allowing their undeniable cheerfulness to lift my spirit. Of course, not every passage makes you feel all warm and fuzzy. And some, like the above
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: At the end of the day, Paul wanted his communities to be kind, not simply to the world outside the community of faith (though they must),
Scripture: Luke 9:23-24 Then Jesus said to them all, “If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me. For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake will save it…” Thought for the Day: When you are trying to determine the original intent of a passage
Scripture: 2nd Corinthians 8:1-2 (the Message) Now, friends, I want to report on the surprising and generous ways in which God is working in the churches in Macedonia province. Fierce troubles came down on the people of those churches, pushing them to the very limit. The trial exposed their true colors: They were incredibly happy, though desperately poor. The pressure triggered something totally unexpected: an outpouring of pure
Scripture: 1st Peter 1:22-25 Now that you have purified your souls by your obedience to the truth so that you have genuine mutual love, love one another deeply from the heart. You have been born anew, not of perishable but of imperishable seed, through the living and enduring word of God. For “All flesh is like grass and all its glory like the flower of grass. The grass
Scripture: Isaiah 32:17-18 The effect of righteousness will be peace, and the result of righteousness, quietness and trust forever. My people will abide in a peaceful habitation, in secure dwellings, and in quiet resting places. Thought for the Day: The Prophet Isaiah dreams of a day when right-living will give rise to true peace — peace within ourselves and between groups of people. It is a marvelous vision,
Scripture: Psalm 149:3 Let them praise the Lord’s name with dancing, making melody to him with tambourine and lyre. Thought for the Day: I grew-up in a fairly traditional church setting, and worship was an experience that happened above the neck. We stood and sat on cue, but most of the praise was done inside our heads and through our voices. To even put our hands together was
Scripture: Habakkuk 2:1-3 I will stand at my watchpost, and station myself on the rampart; I will keep watch to see what he will say to me, and what he will answer concerning my complaint. Then the Lord answered me and said: Write the vision; make it plain on tablets, so that a runner may read it. For there is still a vision for the appointed time; it
Scripture: 2nd Corinthians 13:13 May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Thought for the Day: The word with, as in the the Holy Spirit be with you all, is meta in the original Greek. What I love about the word is that it is most often translated as with or among