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July 19, 2021

Invisible People

“Unexpressed gratitude is fabricated gratitude, only good feelings that expire without being invested in another hungry heart deficient of God’s love.” Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – July 19, 2021 Whoever oppresses a poor man insults his Maker, but he who is generous to the needy honors him. Proverbs 14:31 Who are invisible [...]

March 6, 2021

As You Love Yourself

“Jesus expects you to be just as concerned with your neighbor’s well-being as your own.” Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – March 6, 2021 And one of the scribes came up and heard them disputing with one another, and seeing that he answered them well, asked him, “Which commandment is the most important [...]

January 4, 2021

Love and Long for Friends

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – January 4, 2021 Therefore, my brothers and sisters, you whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, stand firm in the Lord in this way, dear friends! Philippians 4:1 Two Saturdays ago my phone rang—a call from my longtime friend and high school coach who [...]

September 26, 2020

Extend Mercy

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – September 26, 2020 For this reason the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts with his slaves. Matthew 18:23 (NRSV) Like many of Jesus’ parables, the Parable of the Unforgiving Servant is remarkable in its simplicity and brevity, yet also in [...]

September 14, 2020

Love Sees Potential

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – September 14, 2020 Love each other with genuine affection, and take delight in honoring one another. Romans 12:10, NLT My friend David is a remarkable person. We first met about 25 years ago, and I remember being immediately struck by his love for Jesus and for other [...]

September 1, 2020

Love Shares Jesus’ Love

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – September 1, 2020 Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends. John 15:13 Over 20 years ago when my great uncle Frank was in his eighties, he resided in an assisted living facility not far from my home. Each [...]

August 18, 2020

Loving Well

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – August 18, 2020 Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth. 1 John 3:18 This summer, one of my longtime girlfriends and her husband visited my husband and I for two weeks. As always, we picked up right where [...]

August 17, 2020

Prayer For Unity

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – August 17, 2020 I [Jesus] am praying not only for these disciples but also for all who will ever believe in me through their message. I pray that they will all be one, just as you and I are one—as you are in me, Father, and I [...]

August 2, 2020

We Not Me

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – August 2, 2020 Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it. 1 Corinthians 12:27 There is a larger context to life than just living for self. A self-focused life is chronically frustrated and unable to reach its full [...]

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