Monthly Archives: September 2017

Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors. —African proverb. John 12:24 (NIV) 24  I tell you the truth, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds. Elesha Hodge, comp., Today’s Best Illustrations – … Continue reading →

Leviticus 20:26 (NIV) You are to be holy to me because I, the LORD, am holy, and I have set you apart from the nations to be my own. “Define yourself radically as one beloved by God.   This is the true self.  Every other identity is illusion.” — Brennan Manning

John 14:17 (NIV) the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you. To be persuasive, we must be believable. To be believable, we must be credible. To be credible, … Continue reading →

John 16:13 (NIV) But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come. The late Dr. A. W. Tozer, author and pastor, … Continue reading →

Romans 5:5 (NIV) And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us. When the Holy Spirit came at Pentecost, it wasn’t dynamite, it was a dynamo! Dynamite makes a loud noise, kicks up a lot … Continue reading →

Mark 1:35 (NIV) Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed. Beware of saying, “I haven’t time to read the Bible, or to pray”; say rather, “I haven’t disciplined myself to do these … Continue reading →

Ezekiel 11:19 (ESV) And I will give them one heart, and a new spirit I will put within them. I will remove the heart of stone from their flesh and give them a heart of flesh, “Becoming a Christian is not making a new start in life; it is receiving a … Continue reading →

Donna Arntson of Illinois writes:  “While waiting in the car for my 13-year-old, I glanced in the rear-view mirror and noticed a gray hair. As I tried to pluck it out, my 4-year-old sitting in the back seat asked what I was doing. When I explained I was trying to … Continue reading →

Psalm 30:4 (NIV) Sing to the LORD, you saints of his; praise his holy name. A silent love is acceptable only from the lower animals. God has given us speech that we should call upon his name. Worship is to religion what fragrance is to the flower.—Henry Van Dyke Today’s Best … Continue reading →