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Pettiness – Colossians 3:13
Although the Word instructs us to "do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, …and to regard one another as more important than ourselves," trivial complaints within the body of Christ abound, reflecting demeanor…
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Delicate Line – 2 Corinthians 5:12
We struggle to speak exuberantly of God’s miraculous intervention without aggrandizing ourselves. For in talking about our participation in kingdom work, we implicate ourselves as workers in the field from which the blossoms…
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Godliness in Old Age – Proverbs 4:23
I pray for grace in old age, that I may be gentle and reverent in my behavior, able to teach what is good and to encourage younger women to live with honor before…
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Bad Decisions – Genesis 18:20
He thought he had selected his territory well, but his decision was flawed. In choosing the well-watered lands before him, he acted unilaterally, without seeking the advice of his uncle or asking the…
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Growing in Love – Philippians 1:9
With the same inexorable force that causes a river in flood tide to overflow its banks, so should the love of God rush forth from our hearts, saturating our surroundings, affecting everything in…
