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April 13, 2019

Me For You, You For Me

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – April 13, 2019 For the wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does; likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does. 1 Corinthians 7:4 (NRSV) As a pastor, I often am invited to officiate at [...]

March 18, 2019

Respond In Kindness Not In Kind

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – March 18, 2019 Those who are kind benefit themselves, but the cruel bring ruin on themselves. Proverbs 11:17 Like a porcupine threatened by a predator, my flesh bristles when feeling disrespect or disapproval. Elevated blood pressure and harsh words begin to congeal, attempting to choke my soul. [...]

March 15, 2019

Willing to Accept

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – March 15, 2019 And if you are willing to accept it, he is the Elijah who was to come. Matthew 11:14 Hard words, hard people, and hard situations are hard to accept. Do you or someone you know feel like you are between a rock and [...]

March 12, 2019

Loving God is Obeying God

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – March 12, 2019 And this is love, that we walk according to his commandments; this is the commandment, just as you have heard from the beginning, so that you should walk in it. 2 John 1:6 When I was little, I heard the story about the paralyzed [...]

February 27, 2019

Love Forgives

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – February 27, 2019 It [love] keeps no record of wrongs. 1 Corinthians 13:5 Love forgives continually and it forgives comprehensively. Forgiveness wipes clean the slate of offense, hence it is freeing for everyone. Forgiveness was the heartbeat of Jesus. Some of His last words requested forgiveness from [...]

February 22, 2019

Fully Known and Fully Loved

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – February 22, 2019 Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Ephesians 4:2 Marriage has changed me in many ways for the better. I am more organized and less scattered. I am more giving and less selfish. But one thing has liberated [...]

February 20, 2019

Love is Kind

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – February 20, 2019 Love is kind. 1 Corinthians 13:4 Love is in the job description of a Christian. But what does it mean to be kind? Kindness means you are pleasant to be around—you can see kindness in your countenance—inviting and interested. It is as much an [...]

February 18, 2019

Preaching Motivated by Love

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – February 18, 2019 If I could speak all the languages of earth and of angels, but didn’t love others, I would only be a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. If I had the gift of prophecy, and if I understood all of God’s secret plans and [...]

February 15, 2019

Love is Not Proud

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – February 15, 2019 It is not proud. 1 Corinthians 13:4 Love is not proud as there is no room for pride in a heart of love. Pride is an anchor to love that restrains its rich offering. It prolongs the inability to love by short-circuiting the effect [...]

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