Monthly Archives: March 2018

Titus 2:7 (NLT)  And you yourself must be an example to them by doing good works of every kind. Let everything you do reflect the integrity and seriousness of your teaching. “The first great gift we can bestow on others is a good example.”—Thomas Morell Today’s Best Illustrations – Volume … Continue reading →

Ecclesiastes 3:1 & 6 (KJV)  To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:  A time to get, and a time to lose. It is defeat that turns bone to flint, and gristle to muscle, and makes men invincible, and formed those heroic … Continue reading →

Matthew 6:6 (NLT)   But when you pray, go away by yourself, shut the door behind you, and pray to your Father in private. Then your Father, who sees everything, will reward you. “The desire for solitude is often the first sign of prayer.”—Henri Nouwen Elesha Hodge, comp., Today’s Best … Continue reading →

“Those who have long enjoyed such privileges as we enjoy forget in time that men have died to win them.”—Franklin D. Roosevelt in a proclamation designating Bill of Rights Day. 2nd Peter 1:12 (NLT)  Therefore, I will always remind you about these things—even though you already know them and are … Continue reading →

Romans 10:2 (NLT) I know what enthusiasm they have for God, but it is misdirected zeal. There’s something comfortable about reducing Christianity to a list of do’s and don’ts, whether your list comes from mindless fundamentalism or mindless liberalism: you always know where you stand, and this helps reduce anxiety. … Continue reading →

Hebrews 12:1 (NLT)  Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set … Continue reading →

1 John 2:6 (NLT) Those who say they live in God should live their lives as Jesus did. God didn’t call me to find fulfillment in the quantity of my work for him but in the quality of my walk with him. —Robert J. Morgan Elesha Hodge, comp., Today’s Best … Continue reading →

Psalm 55:22 (NLT) Give your burdens to the LORD, and he will take care of you. He will not permit the godly to slip and fall. Happy and strong and brave shall we be—able to endure all things, and to do all things—if we believe that every day, every hour, … Continue reading →

Hebrews 4:1 (NLT)  God’s promise of entering his rest still stands, so we ought to tremble with fear that some of you might fail to experience it. Colossians 1:23 (NLT)  But you must continue to believe this truth and stand firmly in it. Don’t drift away from the assurance you … Continue reading →

Hebrews 4:12 (NLT) For the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires. “You don’t always have to chop with the sword of truth. You can point … Continue reading →