"And when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites. For they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have re...  Read More

At some level, we have all experienced emotional or physical anguish because of something that has occurred in our personal lives (i.e. a profound loss, illness or injury). And to varying degrees we’v...  Read More

“And Peter had followed him at a distance, right into the courtyard of the high priest. And he was sitting with the guards and warming himself at the fire.” Mark‬ ‭14:54‬After Jesus was arrested and l...  Read More

“Therefore I tell you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven—for she loved much. But he who is forgiven little, loves little.” Luke 7:47God forgives sins. In fact, He not only forgives, but God the S...  Read More

"Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good. Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor. Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, se...  Read More

“But the Lord said to him, “Go, for he is a chosen instrument of mine to carry my name before the Gentiles and kings and the children of Israel. For I will show him how much he must suffer for the sak...  Read More

“Then he said to them, “These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled.” Then...  Read More

“Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.” John 11:5As John begins to share the gospel account of when Lazarus was sick, he reminds his readers that Jesus "loved" him and his two sisters. He...  Read More

“But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires.” Romans‬ ‭13:14‬What does it mean to put on the Lord Jesus Christ? Figuratively speaking, it means to dr...  Read More

“And he said to them, “Then are you also without understanding? Do you not see that whatever goes into a person from outside cannot defile him, since it enters not his heart but his stomach, and is ex...  Read More

“I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this worl...  Read More

During a time of great suffering, Job fell into deep despair. Job was an upright man who feared God and turned from evil (1:1). But in his despair, Job began to contend with God and questioned why God...  Read More