“I will praise you, O LORD, with all my heart; before the “gods” I will sing your praise. I will bow down toward your holy temple and will praise your name for your love and your faithfulness, for you have exalted above all things your name and your word.” ⎯ Psalm 138:1-2 Depending on what […]

“As he looked up, Jesus saw the rich putting their gifts into the temple treasury. He also saw a poor widow put in two very small copper coins. ‘I tell you the truth,’ he said, ‘this poor widow has put in more than all the others. All these people gave their gifts out of their […]

“But eagerly desire the greater gifts. And now I will show you the most excellent way . . . And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.” ⎯ 1 Corinthians 12:31, 13:13 College and professional athletes have abilities that go way beyond the average person. Speed, quickness, […]

“If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal.” ⎯ 1 Corinthians 13:1 Scripture can really come alive when we take time to examine a passage. Read the verse above again and take a moment to think what it […]

“In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which, when translated, is Dorcas), who was always doing good and helping the poor.” ⎯ Acts 9:36 Here’s a quick quiz. This may be easier if you have been a Christian for a while but give it your best shot. Think of what comes to you mind […]

“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” ⎯ Ephesians 2:8-10 This […]