Scripture: Luke 14:13 Instead, when you give a banquet, invite the poor, crippled, lame, and blind. Thought for the Day: Hugh Hollowell is a Mennonite Minister who works extensively with the homeless. He caught my attention with the following words: Every time we use religion to draw a line to keep people out, Jesus is with the people on the other side of that line. The questions to
Scripture: Colossians 3:12 As God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience. Thought for the Day: FROM DISCIPLES NEWS SERVICE (May 25, 2016): Within hours of a devastating fire on May 19 at First Christian Church in Lake Jackson, TX, Disciples Church Extension Fund Advisor Jim Michel received a call from the Coastal Plains Area of the Southwest Region telling him
Scripture: 1st Corinthians 12:27 Now you are the body of Christ and individually members of it. Thought for the Day: Today is the Feast of Corpus Christi (Body of Christ), and no, it is not a city festival celebrated four hours from Spring. The Feast of Corpus Christi has been celebrated in parts of the church for nearly 800 years, and it has been a time to joyfully
Scripture: Romans 8:11 If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will give life to your mortal bodies also through his Spirit that dwells in you. Thought for the Day: Walt Disney said, “Animation offers a medium of storytelling and visual entertainment which can bring pleasure and information to people of all ages everywhere in
Scripture: John 15:16-17 (the Message) You didn’t choose me, remember; I chose you, and put you in the world to bear fruit, fruit that won’t spoil. As fruit bearers, whatever you ask the Father in relation to me, he gives you. But remember the root command: Love one another. Thought for the Day: I was reading an article in which the author used the phrase, “The American Dream.”
Scripture: Psalm 119:15-16 I will think about your precepts and examine all your paths. I will delight in your statutes; I will not forget what you have said. Thought for the Day: It has been more than two years since the 200+ girls were kidnapped in Nigeria. I have written devotionals about this situation every six months or so to keep it before us. Until a few days
Scripture: Mark 5:12-14 Jesus was in one of the towns where there was also a man covered with a skin disease. When he saw Jesus, he fell on his face and begged, “Lord, if you want, you can make me clean.” Jesus reached out his hand, touched him, and said, “I do want to. Be clean.” Instantly, the skin disease left him. Jesus ordered him not to tell
Scripture: Romans 1:1 Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God… Thought for the Day: Isolated, secluded, solitary confinement, inaccessible and anti-social. These are just a few of the words associated with being set apart. Many Christians throughout history have tried to live out the notion of set apart by making themselves inaccessible to the world. The Apostle
Scripture: Proverbs 13:4 The lazy have strong desires but receive nothing; the appetite of the diligent is satisfied. Thought for the Day: As I sat at my desk yesterday, I reached for my cup of tea and lifted it to my lips – not once or twice or even three times, but four times – these all occurred after the cup had been emptied. Each time I thought
Scripture: 2nd Corinthian 4:13 But just as we have the same spirit of faith that is in accordance with scripture—”I believed, and so I spoke”—we also believe, and so we speak… Thought for the Day: The bumper sticker on the old Volvo read, “I Believe.” I was unable to read it until I pulled up right behind the car at a stoplight. It was old and faded, and it