“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faith. These you ought to have done, without leaving the … Continue reading Real Excellence

“Jesus called his disciples to him and said, “I have compassion for these people…” (Matthew 15:32) People: just the word inspires different thoughts in each of us. Sometimes we see the ridiculous things of which people are capable and we … Continue reading People

“Just think how much more the blood of Christ will purify our consciences from sinful deeds so that we can worship the living God. For by the power of the eternal Spirit, Christ offered himself to God as a perfect … Continue reading The Road Ahead

“Do everything without complaining or arguing, so that you may be innocent and pure as God’s perfect children, who live in a world of corrupt and sinful people. You must shine among them like stars lighting up the sky, as … Continue reading True Witness

“For He satisfies the longing soul, And fills the hungry soul with goodness.” (Psalm 107:9) God never moves in an atmosphere of ambivalence. In other words, if you can take it or leave it, where the things of God are … Continue reading Hunger

“For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures…” (1 … Continue reading The Resurrection

“Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward … Continue reading Seasons

“Jesus said, ‘Come off by yourselves; let’s take a break and get a little rest.’”(Mark 6:31 The Message Bible) Most of the time, distractions are thought of as a bad thing. We do not want to get distracted from whole-heartedly … Continue reading Distractions

“For I say, through the grace given to me, to everyone who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think soberly, as God has dealt to each one a measure … Continue reading Limits