Since God chose you to be the holy people he loves, you must clothe yourselves with tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. Make allowance for each other’s faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others. Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds us all together in …
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Wisdom for Wednesday
Dear brothers, you are only visitors here. Since your real home is in heaven, I beg you to keep away from the evil pleasures of this world; they are not for you, for they fight against your very souls. Be careful how you behave among your unsaved neighbors; for then, even if they are suspicious …
The Grain of Wheat
But Jesus answered them, saying, “The hour has come that the Son of Man should be glorified. Most assuredly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it produces much grain. He who loves his life will lose it, and he who hates his life in …
Wisdom for Wednesday
By this we know love, because He laid down His life for us. And we also ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. But whoever has this world’s goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts up his heart from him, how does the love of God abide in him? My little children, let us not love in …
Wisdom for Wednesday
Feed the hungry, and help those in trouble. Then your light will shine out from the darkness, and the darkness around you will be as bright as noon (Isaiah 58:10, New Living Translation) Adobe Stock To me this is another way of saying, “You are the light of the world. A city that is set …
Wisdom for Wednesday
My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth - 1 John 3:18 iStock Image Actions speak louder than words. We show our love rather than merely profess it. God showed us His love for us when He sent His Son into the world, not to condemn …
Mr. Caldwell Learns About Nancy
Deposit Photos "You missed Mr. Livingston," Mrs. Caldwell informed her husband when he joined her in the living-room about two hours later. "Oh, really. I wasn't expecting to see him today. What was his reason for being here?" "He said that you told him that we were selling slaves." "Oh, yes. We were selling two slaves because you …
Wisdom for Wednesday
"And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God" (Romans 12:2, NKJV). Adobe Image As Christians, we should be like our Lord Jesus. He was in the world but not of it. He remained blameless and upright. We should not …
Proverbs
What are proverbs? They are wise sayings. What is the purpose of them? King Solomon who wrote most of them tells us. Their purpose is to teach people wisdom and discipline, to help them understand the insights of the wise. Their purpose is to teach people to live disciplined and successful lives, to help them …
He’s the Reason for the Season
Today most of the world is celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ, although we don't know when He was actually born. The Bible doesn't say. We don't know when He was born but we know where He was born. iStock Photo “But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah,Though you are little among the thousands of Judah,Yet out of you shall come forth to MeThe One to …
Notes to Women 