Monthly Archives: March 2018

John 11:25 (NLT)  Jesus told her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Anyone who believes in me will live, even after dying.” Easter means—hope prevails over despair. Jesus reigns as Lord of Lords and King of Kings… Easter says to us that despite everything to the contrary, his will … Continue reading →

John 14:1 (ESV) [Jesus said:] “Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me.” “The major cause of discouragement is a temporary loss of perspective.”—J. Francis Peak Today’s Best Illustrations – Volume 5, (Carol Stream, IL: Christianity Today, 1997), WORDsearch CROSS e-book, Under: “DISCOURAGEMENT”.

It is not our responsibility “to make people ‘Christians’ ” and get them baptized into a particular denomination, but rather to help people decide to follow Jesus and his radical message. Maybe this is why the New Testament writers only use “Christian” three times but “disciple” on 269 occasions! —Tom Getman, … Continue reading →

Matthew 5:38-42 (NLT) 38  “You have heard the law that says the punishment must match the injury: ‘An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.’ 39  But I say, do not resist an evil person! If someone slaps you on the right cheek, offer the other cheek … Continue reading →

“When the writer of Revelation spoke of the coming of the day of shalom, he did not say that on that day we would live at peace with death. He said that on that day “There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old … Continue reading →

Jeremiah 17:9-11 (NLT) 9  “The human heart is the most deceitful of all things, and desperately wicked. Who really knows how bad it is? 10  But I, the LORD, search all hearts and examine secret motives. I give all people their due rewards, according to what their actions deserve.” 11 … Continue reading →

Proverbs 11:14 (NLT) Without wise leadership, a nation falls; there is safety in having many advisers. Get a friend to tell you your faults, or better still, welcome an enemy who will watch you keenly and sting you savagely. What a blessing such an irritating critic will be to a … Continue reading →

Galatians 5:22 (NLT) The Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness . . . “Obedience is the fruit of faith; patience, the bloom on the fruit.” —Christina Rosetti Today’s Best Illustrations – Volume 5, (Carol Stream, IL: Christianity Today, 1997), … Continue reading →

Proverbs 3:13-14 (NLT) Joyful is the person who finds wisdom, the one who gains understanding.  For wisdom is more profitable than silver, and her wages are better than gold. Malcolm Muggeridge once said that Mother Teresa never reads the newspaper, never listens to the radio and never watches television, so … Continue reading →

Isaiah 28:16 (NLT) Therefore, this is what the Sovereign LORD says: “Look! I am placing a foundation stone in Jerusalem, a firm and tested stone. It is a precious cornerstone that is safe to build on. Whoever believes need never be shaken. The hymn-writer wrote, “Change and decay in all … Continue reading →