Scripture: Mark 1:40-41 A leper came to Jesus begging him, and kneeling he said to him, “If you choose, you can make me clean.” Moved with pity, Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, and said to him, “I do choose. Be made clean!” Thought for the Day: I was asked the question, “What does the Kingdom of God look like?” My first reaction was to speak
Scripture: Acts 18:22-23 When Paul had landed at Caesarea, he went up to Jerusalem and greeted the church, and then went down to Antioch. After spending some time there he departed and went from place to place through the region of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples. Thought for the Day: Malcolm Muggeridge worked for the BBC when he was asked to take a film crew
Scripture: Revelation 21:2-4 And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “See, the home of God is among mortals. He will dwell with them; they will be his peoples, and God himself will be with them; he will wipe every tear from
Scripture: Ephesians 5:18-20 Do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery; but be filled with the Spirit, as you sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs among yourselves, singing and making melody to the Lord in your hearts, giving thanks to God the Father at all times and for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Thought for the Day: The task of a
Scripture: Proverb 25:11 A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in a setting of silver. Thought for the Day: Recently, my Spam Filter has been a bit overly aggressive, exiling a few important emails to the shadowy fringes of digital communication. Included among the banished has been emails from Stephanie Hickman, our Director of Contemporary Music. Any banishment is of concern, but Stephanie’s communications are essential
Scripture: Genesis 47:11 Joseph settled his father and his brothers, and granted them a holding in the land of Egypt, in the best part of the land, in the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh had instructed. Thought for the Day: Today, May 31, is the 151st day of the year. It is also the day Rameses II took the Egyptian throne back 1270 BC. Rameses II is the
Scripture: Acts 11:2-3 So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcised believers criticized him, saying, “Why did you go to uncircumcised men and eat with them?” Thought for the Day: WHY—It is an interesting word. It can be the beginning of an inquisitive exploration. It can demonstrate a spiritual appetite that hungers for fresh sustenance and new insights. It can be the first step through a
Scripture: 1st Thessalonians 3:9 How can we thank God enough for you in return for all the joy that we feel before our God because of you? Thought for the Day: Maya Angelou said in an interview (Beautifully Said Magazine; 2012), “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” As
Scripture: Acts 16:11-14 Setting sail therefore from Tro’as, we made a direct voyage to Sam’othrace, and the following day to Ne-ap’olis, and from there to Philip’pi, which is the leading city of the district of Macedo’nia, and a Roman colony. We remained in this city some days; and on the sabbath day we went outside the gate to the riverside, where we supposed there was a place of
Scripture: 1st Peter 4:10-11 (the Message) Be generous with the different things God gave you, passing them around so all get in on it: if words, let it be God’s words; if help, let it be God’s hearty help. That way, God’s bright presence will be evident in everything through Jesus, and he’ll get all the credit as the One mighty in everything – encores to the end