Scripture: Psalm 42:5-6 Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my help and my God. My soul is cast down within me; therefore I remember you from the land of Jordan and of Hermon, from Mount Mizar. Thought for the Day: Solomon Bellow, the author, once wrote: “Everyone needs memories. They
Scripture: Luke 10:33-37 “But a Samaritan while traveling came near him; and when he saw him, he was moved with pity. He went to him and bandaged his wounds, having poured oil and wine on them. Then he put him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him. The next day he took out two denarii, gave them to the innkeeper, and
Scripture: Mark 12:28-31 One of the scribes came near and heard them disputing with one another, and seeing that he answered them well, he asked him, “Which commandment is the first of all?” Jesus answered, “The first is, ‘Hear, O Israel: the Lord our God, the Lord is one; you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all
Scripture: Psalm 5:7-8 But I, through the abundance of your steadfast love, will enter your house, I will bow down toward your holy temple in awe of you. Lead me, O Lord, in your righteousness because of my enemies; make your way straight before me. Thought for the Day: The Eastern Orthodox Bishop, Kallistos Ware, said that “God is not so much the object of our knowledge as
Scripture: Leviticus 19:13 You shall not defraud your neighbor; you shall not steal; and you shall not keep for yourself the wages of a laborer until morning. Thought for the Day: You’d think there are certain things that don’t need to be said. For instance, you don’t steal from your neighbor or keep money that doesn’t belong to you. When you read passages like this one, you have
Scripture: Psalm 77:10 And I say, “It is my grief that the right hand of the Most High has changed.” Thought for the Day: Anne Morrow Lindbergh was a woman who experienced great grief in the kidnapping and death of her first child. She wrote, “Grief can’t be shared. Everyone carries it alone. His own burden in his own way.” In grief’s most difficult moments, it often feels
Rev. Sheila Gillette Scripture: Phil 2:3-5 “Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others. In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus.” Thought for the Day: I heard this morning on KSBJ the DJ talking about this scripture and
Jan Nash Scripture: Deuteronomy 34:1-7 Moses goes to Mount Nebo where he sees the wide stretch of lands. Then the Lord said to Moses, “This is the land of which I swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, saying, ‘I will give it to your descendants’; I have let you see it with your eyes, but you shall not cross over there.” Thought for the Day: Moses
Jan Nash Scripture: Judges 6:14-17 Then the Lord turned to Gideon and said, “Go in this might of yours and deliver Israel from the hand of Midian; I hereby commission you.” He responded, “But sir, how can I deliver Israel? My clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my family.” The Lord said to him, “But I will be with you, and you
Jan Nash Scripture: Romans 12:2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds, so that you may discern what is the will of God—what is good and acceptable and perfect. Thought for the Day: Session four of our Dare to Dream series spotlighted the fact that we are all going to die. With that in mind, there’s no time like