Be ready to speak up and tell anyone who asks why you’re living the way you are, and always with the utmost courtesy. Keep a clear...

I can’t tell you how happy I am to learn that many members of your congregation are diligent in living out the Truth, exactly as...

Jesus said to another, “Follow me.” 59 He said, “Certainly, but first excuse me for a couple of days, please. I have to make arrangements...

Therefore the Lord waits to be gracious to you; therefore he will rise up to show mercy to you. For the Lord is a God of justice; blessed...

Six days later, Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and led them up a high mountain apart, by themselves. And he was...

For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. Ephesians 2:10 Walking...

Do everything in love. First Corinthians 16: 4 Sometimes, we make things overly complicated. Yet here, in the space of four words, the...

“But blessed is the man who trusts me, God, the woman who sticks with God. They’re like trees replanted in Eden, putting down roots near...

Cast all your anxiety on him, because he cares for you. First Peter 5: 7 NRSV The other day, we were driving along the highway. Along...

But you’ll welcome us with open arms when we run for cover to you. Let the party last all night! Stand guard over our celebration. You...

It’s a wonder God didn’t lose his temper and do away with the whole lot of us. Instead, immense in mercy and with an incredible love, he...

When they got to the place called Skull Hill, they crucified him, along with the criminals, one on his right, the other on his left....

18-19 [Jesus] said, “Enter the city. Go up to a certain man and say, ‘The Teacher says, My time is near. I and my disciples plan to...

Do you see what this means—all these pioneers who blazed the way, all these veterans cheering us on? It means we’d better get on with it....

Pray diligently. Stay alert, with your eyes wide open in gratitude. Don’t forget to pray for us, that God will open doors for telling the...

1-3 Six days before Passover, Jesus entered Bethany where Lazarus, so recently raised from the dead, was living. Lazarus and his sisters...

At about the same time, the disciples came to Jesus asking, “Who gets the highest rank in God’s kingdom?” For an answer Jesus called over...

Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. 32 Be kind and compassionate to one...

Use your heads as you live and work among outsiders. Don’t miss a trick. Make the most of every opportunity. Be gracious in your speech....

So—join the company of good men and women, keep your feet on the tried-and-true paths. It’s the men who walk straight who will settle...