"Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." - Matthew 5:10 The Reward Is NowWhen we hear the word "reward," we tend to think of something wait...  Read More

"Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." - Matthew 5:10 The Persecutor WithinWe often picture persecution as something that comes from the ...  Read More

"Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." - Matthew 5:10 The Persecutor WithinWe often picture persecution as something that comes from the ...  Read More

"Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." - Matthew 5:10 Blessed In the MarginsIt seems backwards, doesn't it? Jesus looks at people who are...  Read More

'In the last days the mountain of the Lord's temple will be established as the highest of the mountains; it will be exalted above the hills, and peoples will stream to it.' - Micah 4:1 Finding Peace I...  Read More

'In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.' - John 1:1 Seeing Beyond the SurfaceDo you remember getting glasses for the first, or had cataracts removed? Do you re...  Read More

"I keep my eyes always on the Lord. With him at my right hand, I will not be shaken." — Psalm 16:8 Seeing God EverywhereWalt Whitman wrote: I hear and behold God in every object, yet understand God no...  Read More

"The Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love." — Psalm 103:8 The Most Important Thing About YouTo be able to show mercy to others, we must first experience it for ourselve...  Read More

"Those who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint." — Isaiah 40:31 The Power of Least ...  Read More

"Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls." — Matthew 11:29 True Meekness, True StrengthThe majority of the time when someone...  Read More

"Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the Lord of hosts." — Zechariah 4:6 The Light or the Bulb?"What am I? Am I the bulb that carries the light, or am I the light of which the bulb is a...  Read More

'Jerusalem, Jerusalem...how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were not willing.' - Matthew 23:37 The Heart That GathersA lot of...  Read More