And God said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness.” Most gladly, therefore, I would rather boast about my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may dwell in me. 2 ...  Read More

See what love Abba God has lavished on usin letting us be called God’s children!Yet that in fact is what we are.1 John 3:1 Before Jesus performed a single miracle, before He taught a single parable, b...  Read More

I will be with you as I was with Moses. I will not leave you. I will not abandon you. Joshua 1:5b We live in a culture obsessed with strategic planning. We want five-year plans, backup plans, and cont...  Read More

'Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.' - John 14:27 Life has a way of pulling the rug out from...  Read More

When a foreigner resides among you in your land, do not mistreat them. The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt. I ...  Read More

'So I called together a large meeting to deal with them.'Nehemiah 5:7 After listening and processing his anger, Nehemiah made a crucial decision: he called a public assembly. This wasn't a private mee...  Read More

I was enraged when I heard these complaints and stories. After some thought, I approached the officials and said, “I charge you with exacting usurious interest rates to your Jewish sisters and brother...  Read More

Now it happened that the common folk, both women and men, raised a hue and cry against their Jewish sisters and brothers. Nehemiah 5:1Priests for Equality. The Inclusive Bible: The First Egalitarian T...  Read More

After Jesus’ birth—which happened in Bethlehem of Judea, during the reign of Herod—astrologers from the East arrived in Jerusalem and asked, “Where is the newborn ruler of the Jews? We observed his st...  Read More

After Jesus’ birth—which happened in Bethlehem of Judea, during the reign of Herod—astrologers from the East arrived in Jerusalem and asked, “Where is the newborn ruler of the Jews? We observed his st...  Read More

Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. For if they fall, one will lift up the other; but woe to one who is alone and falls and does not have another to help. Again, i...  Read More

"For though the righteous fall seven times, they rise again; but the wicked are overthrown by calamity"Proverbs 24:16 Perfectionism is one of the greatest enemies of progress. It whispers that if we c...  Read More