In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us: a child was...

“He dwelt among us” (John 1:14). That is how we read it. Or, “He abided with us.” And indeed, the thought is fantastic: amazing. That God...

“Myrrh is mine, its bitter perfume Breathes a life of gathering gloom: Sorrowing, sighing, bleeding, dying, Sealed in stone cold tomb…” -...

“Let all mortal flesh keep silence, and with fear and trembling stand; Ponder nothing worldly minded, for with blessing in his hand...

“For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.” – Luke 19:10 Never forget for a moment that the cradle of...

“The fool has said in his heart, ‘There is no God’ They are corrupt, they have committed abominable deeds; there is no one who does good....

Discouragement is often caused by or linked to a feeling of personal helplessness. Phrases like, “I can’t … it won’t work … I’ll never...

"Like the Holy One who called you, be holy yourselves also in all your behavior; because it is written, 'You shall be holy, for I am...

We often forget God’s ruthlessness in achieving our holiness. Consider Hosea 6:1-2: “Come, let us return to the Lord. For He has torn us,...

“And your ears will hear a word behind you, ‘This is the way, walk in it,’ whenever you turn to the right or to the left.” – Isaiah 30:21...

“For you shall not worship any other god, for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.” – Exodus 34:14 Shepherd. Savior. King....

“For you did not receive a spirit that makes you a slave again to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship. And by him we cry, ‘Abba,...

“In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us...

“Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the paralytic, ‘Son, your sins are forgiven.’” (Mark 2:5) You remember the story in Mark 2: Jesus is...

You are a God of abundance – with treasures strewn along Blind Pass Beach: olives and jewel boxes, coral and turtle shells. The rocks of...

He was the Almighty God, laid that night on a bed of straw and wrapped in swaddling clothes. He was the Bridegroom who would die for his...

"Are not five sparrows sold for two cents? Yet not one of them is forgotten before God. Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all...

I was reading in Judges, and was struck by these verses (2:11-13): “Then the sons of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD and served...

In Romans 11:33 we read, “Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and...

“We have confidence to enter the holy place by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way which He inaugurated for us through the veil,...