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  • The Greatest Commandment

    Jesus answered, “The most important is, ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’” Mark 12:29-30 February 21, 2023 On Tuesday before the Friday on

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  • Assurance

    “Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life.” John 5:24 February 20, 2023 The thought of future judgment when standing before a holy God could be horrifying. Is it possible to

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  • Be Still

    “Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!” Psalm 46:10 February 17, 2023 Chinese surveillance balloons at high altitudes making their way across the continental USA. Other unidentified objects in the atmosphere. Russian jets flirting with our air space over Alaska.

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  • Herd-Bound

    “You shall not fall in with the many to do evil, nor shall you bear witness in a lawsuit, siding with the many, so as to pervert justice.” Exodus 23:2 February 16, 2023 Many have been entertained by scenes of cattle stampedes in Western movies. In real life they can be very dangerous. Human herds

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  • The Hedge

    “And now I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard. I will remove its hedge, and it shall be devoured; I will break down its wall, and it shall be trampled down.” Isaiah 5:5 February 15, 2023 Hedges can play different roles in life. For ancient Israel the assurance of God’s protective

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  • A Valentine From God

    “In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him.” 1 John 4:9-10 February 14, 2023 We need to inform our thoughts about love and Valentine’s Day by 1 John 4:9-10, of which it is said, “there is

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  • What’s Love Got To Do With It?

    “Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God.” 1 John 4:7 February 13, 2023 The word “love” may very well be one of the most misunderstood and abused words in the English language. One might say he loves chocolate ice cream

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  • Living a Counter-Cultural Life

    “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.” Romans 12:2 February 10, 2023 It is of vital importance to understand that the Christian faces many difficulties in seeking

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  • What’s Next?

    “I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.” Romans 12:1 February 9, 2023 “The life of the Christian is just an add-on for happiness to what is a wonderful fire insurance policy.” This may

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