Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?” Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greate...Read More
Philippians 4:12-13 I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether li...Read More
Romans 12:3 For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God...Read More
Mark 11:15-17 On reaching Jerusalem, Jesus entered the temple courts and began driving out those who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the benches of th...Read More
Matthew 13:44-46 “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field. “Again, ...Read More
I want to suggest to you this beautiful, simple tool to create a quiet, restful place in your heart. Find a quiet place. After some time of silence & solitude, remain still and bring three questio...Read More
Romans 8:26-28 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 through wordless groans. And he who searches our...Read More
1 Peter 1:6-7 “…Though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith—of greater worth than go...Read More
2 Corinthians 4:16-18 Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an e...Read More
Matthew 11:28-30 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for y...Read More
Revelation 3:20 Here am I! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me. Many Christians have ...Read More
Philippians 2:2-7 In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advan...Read More
There are many ways to learn how and what to pray. One of the best ways is simply to allow Jesus’ life to be a model and source of your prayer life. One of the most dramatic se...Read More
Proverbs 4:23 Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. How are you doing in managing, protecting and strengthening the content and quality of your heart? As the proverb q...Read More
The anonymous quote that I have written above is a clear statement of the truth of prayer. I want you to read this famous scripture again, 2 Chronicles 7:14, with eyes opened to the importa...Read More
Have you ever considered what makes our nation, or a person truly independent? Simply stated, it is choosing to be “dependent” on the right things. The only reason the United...Read More
Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, is a celebration of one of the official endings of slavery in the U.S. The state of Texas was, in that day, the most remote of slave holding states an...Read More
Matthew 6:25-26: Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body ...Read More
1 Thess. 5:18 “ give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” These days of isolation can be difficult to endure. The loss of familia...Read More
In Mark 10:17-30 is the story of what is commonly called the Rich Young Ruler. In this story Jesus is confronted by a young, wealthy Jewish man and asked the question, “what must I do to ...Read More