Scripture: John 14:28 (the Message) “You’ve heard me tell you, ‘I’m going away, and I’m coming back.’ If you loved me, you would be glad that I’m on my way to the Father because the Father is the goal and purpose of my life.” Thought for the Day: Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known as Mark Twain, wrote: “The two most important days in your life are the day
Scripture: John 8:31-32 Then Jesus said to the Jews who had believed in him, “If you continue in my word, you are truly my disciples; and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free. Thought for the Day: Yesterday, I saw a news article online entitled: School Blocks Girl from Football, says Boys May Have ‘Impure Thoughts’. Let’s think about this for a moment.
Scripture: Luke 6:31-32 Do to others as you would have them do to you. “If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them…” Thought for the Day: Okay, I promise this will be the last Shane Claiborne quote…at least for a while. In his book, Irresistible Revolution, Claiborne wrote, “Only Jesus would be crazy enough to
Scripture: Isaiah 16:3-5 Give counsel, grant justice; make your shade like night at the height of noon; hide the outcasts, do not betray the fugitive; let the outcasts of Moab settle among you; be a refuge to them from the destroyer. When the oppressor is no more, and destruction has ceased, and marauders have vanished from the land, then a throne shall be established in steadfast love in
Scripture: 1st Corinthians 13:4-6 Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice in wrongdoing, but rejoices in the truth. Thought for the Day: In their book, “If God is Love,” my friends Phil and Jim pointed out the importance of viewing faith
Scripture: Romans 15:1-2 We who are strong ought to put up with the failings of the weak, and not to please ourselves. Each of us must please our neighbor for the good purpose of building up the neighbor. Thought for the Day: As a parent, I do things a certain way because my son is watching. Steps are added to the process or the speed of completion is
Scripture: Ephesians 5:10 Try to find out what is pleasing to the Lord. Thought for the Day: I must confess that these words of scripture slapped me hard across the theological cheek with their simplistic candor. Though I could spend a lifetime trying to figure out all the things that please the Lord, my Christian faith calls me to look at the life of Jesus for some very
Scripture: James 1:21-22 Therefore rid yourselves of all sordidness and rank growth of wickedness, and welcome with meekness the implanted word that has the power to save your souls. But be doers of the word, and not merely hearers who deceive themselves. Thought for the Day: In his provocative book from 2010, The Future of Faith, Harvey Cox pointed to a necessary path that too few Christians take.
Scripture: Proverb 3:6 (the Message) Listen for God’s voice in everything you do, everywhere you go; he’s the one who will keep you on track. Thought for the Day: I just recently watched a young man, maybe 8 or 9 years old, who demonstrated an amazing level of maturity and sensitivity. It was clearly a difficult family situation, yet this young boy showed many qualities of a parent
Scripture: Isaiah 58:7 Is it not to share your bread with the hungry, and bring the homeless poor into your house; when you see the naked, to cover them, and not to hide yourself from your own kin? Thought for the Day: By the time you read this, I will be finishing up a night here at the church working with IHN (Interfaith Hospitality Network). Those transitioning out