Scripture: Philippians 3:10 (the Message) I gave up all that inferior stuff so I could know Christ personally, experience his resurrection power, be a partner in his suffering, and go all the way with him to death itself. Thought for the Day: I would like to be the silent partner in a very successful business venture. I’d really like to be the lazy do-nothing partner in a super-duper
Scripture: Matthew 5:43-45 You have heard that it was said, “You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.” But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be children of your Father in heaven; for he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the righteous and on the unrighteous.
My Post Election Thoughts and Prayer Not to demean the words of Jesus, but… “It is finished.” Or is it? As Christians, no matter who received our vote, there is one more task that is necessary for many of us…if not most of us. The remaining task has two components, confession and repentance. How many of us shared an email or a Facebook post that discredited the other
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: Have you ever had
Scripture: Ephesians 4:11-13 The gifts he gave were that some would be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, until all of us come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to maturity, to the measure of the full stature of Christ.
Scripture: Romans 8:35-36 Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Will hardship, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it is written, “For your sake we are being killed all day long; we are accounted as sheep to be slaughtered.” Thought for the Day: This passage almost sounds as if it is a contradiction as Paul claims that nothing can
Scripture: Isaiah 55:6 Seek the Lord while he may be found, call upon him while he is near… Thought for the Day: How hard is it to find God? According to St. Patrick, who preached in the 5th century, God is found everywhere for those who are looking. It was Patrick who wrote, “Christ beside me, Christ before me, Christ behind me, Christ within me, Christ beneath me,
Scripture: 1st Corinthians 6:1 When any of you has a grievance against another, do you dare to take it to court before the unrighteous, instead of taking it before the saints? Thought for the Day: What if all Christians chose to take their disagreements to the great witnesses of the faith instead of the court system? We tend to like lawsuits in this country, yet Paul encourages the
Scripture: 1st Corinthians 1:9 God is faithful; by him you were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Thought for the Day: It all started with someone else. St. Augustine referred to God as the first mover, the One whose actions put our actions into motion. On this All Saints’ Day, I realize that I am moved to actions of compassion and love only
Scripture: Isaiah 29:24 (the Message) Those who got off-track will get back on-track, and complainers and whiners learn gratitude. Thought for the Day: The comedian Seth Meyers said, “A new study shows that kids who eat a lot of candy are more likely to be arrested for violent behavior as adults, said that weird old lady who gives out apples on Halloween.” There were always the people who