Scripture: 2nd Corinthians 10:15 (the Message) We’re not barging in on the rightful work of others, interfering with their ministries, demanding a place in the sun with them. What we’re hoping for is that as your lives grow in faith, you’ll play a part within our expanding work. Thought for the Day: Yesterday, I dropped off my son at church camp. He joined three other young people from
Scripture: Proverbs 17:22 A cheerful heart is a good medicine, but a downcast spirit dries up the bones. Thought for the Day: I was reading an article a couple years back about a Christian man from Eastern Congo who has helped to create a University where more than 800 students now attend. It is located not far from where most of the violence was taking place in that country. He was asked if there
Scripture: Galatians 3:28 There is no longer Jew or Greek, there is no longer slave or free, there is no longer male and female; for all of you are one in Christ Jesus. Thought for the Day: It was 50 years ago this month that President Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The bill outlawed segregation, but also included an amendment that gave equal rights
Scripture: Psalm 31:9 Be gracious to me, O Lord, for I am in distress; my eye wastes away from grief, my soul and body also. Thought for the Day: In light the recent darkness that has befallen our community, I was reminded of these words from Henri Nouwen, one of my favorite authors: The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion,
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: Matthew 5:4 Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. Thought for the Day: Like all of you, the news from last night seems surreal. The murder of any human being is tragic, but the number of people killed and the ages of some of the victims leave a greater sense of emptiness and despair… even for those of us who did not know the
Scripture: 1st John 4:11-12 Beloved, since God loved us so much, we also ought to love one another. No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God lives in us, and his love is perfected in us. Thought for the Day: Last night I ran to Subway for a sandwich before an evening meeting at the church. As I came back to the office, I
Scripture: Matthew 5:5 (the Message) You’re blessed when you’re content with just who you are – no more, no less. That’s the moment you find yourselves proud owners of everything that can’t be bought. Thought for the Day: When I’m uncertain what famous person said some interesting quote, I often figure it was Jesus, Shakespeare, Buddha or Benjamin Franklin. In the case of this quote: Who is wise?
Scripture: Psalm 148:1-5 Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord from the heavens; praise him in the heights! Praise him, all his angels; praise him, all his host! Praise him, sun and moon; praise him, all you shining stars! Praise him, you highest heavens, and you waters above the heavens! Let them praise the name of the Lord, for he commanded and they were created. Thought for the Day:
Scripture: 2nd Corinthians 12:10 Therefore I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities for the sake of Christ; for whenever I am weak, then I am strong. Thought for the Day: Maybe you’re different, but I have witnessed Christians who read a portion of scripture that stated an absurdity, yet they do so without even hesitating for a moment. On their faces, not even a hint