Scripture: Galatians 5:1 For freedom Christ has set us free. Stand firm, therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery. Thought for the Day: I appreciate the wisdom of the American philosopher, Bob Dylan, who said that a “…hero is someone who understands the responsibility that comes with his freedom.” What choices do you make each day that demonstrate that your freedom is never separated
Scripture: Matthew 4:24-25 So his fame spread throughout all Syria, and they brought to him all the sick, those who were afflicted with various diseases and pains, demoniacs, epileptics, and paralytics, and he cured them. And great crowds followed him from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and from beyond the Jordan. Thought for the Day: The musician Carlos Santana said, “Your mind is a magnet. You don’t attract
Scripture: Ezekiel 20:19-20 I the Lord am your God; follow my statutes, and be careful to observe my ordinances, and hallow my sabbaths that they may be a sign between me and you, so that you may know that I the Lord am your God. Thought for the Day: The other night, we made the drive to watch the Astros and the Royals play a little baseball. The
Scripture: Galatians 6:9 So let us not grow weary in doing what is right, for we will reap at harvest time, if we do not give up. Thought for the Day: No pressure, but we are halfway through 2015. If you set certain goals or created a New Year’s Resolution at the beginning of the year but have not started, it is probably time. Back in late 2014,
Scripture: Deuteronomy 4:29-31 From there you will seek the Lord your God, and you will find him if you search after him with all your heart and soul. In your distress, when all these things have happened to you in time to come, you will return to the Lord your God and heed him. Because the Lord your God is a merciful God, he will neither abandon you
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