Scripture:“Anyone who listens to my teaching and follows it is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock. Though the rain comes in torrents and the floodwaters rise and the winds beat against that house, it won’t collapse because it is built on bedrock.” Matthew 7:24-25 (NLT) Reflection:When you buy a house,…
Scripture:“For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through the endurance taught in the Scriptures and the encouragement they provide we might have hope.” Romans 15:4 (NLT) Reflection:When we’re going through a hard time, it can feel like we are utterly alone in our struggle. No one understands….
Scripture:“All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right.” 2 Timothy 3:16 (NLT) Reflection:My wife and I wrote many letters to each other…
Scripture:“Your word is a lamp to guide my feet and a light for my path.” Psalm 119:105 (NLT) Reflection:When I was younger, I used to take friends on night hikes to summit the mountain peak before morning to see the sun rise. We had flashlights, but their beams only lit up a few feet of…
Scripture:“For the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires.” Hebrews 4:12 (NLT) Reflection:I have a shelf full of books I love—stories that have moved me, non-fiction that has taught me something…
Scripture:“May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.” 2 Corinthians 13:14 (NLT) Reflection:As we close this first week, think of a three-strand rope. One strand might hold a little weight, but three strands braided together are powerful. They can tow…
Scripture:“For God made Christ, who never sinned, to be the offering for our sin, so that we could be made right with God through Christ.” 2 Corinthians 5:21 (NLT) Reflection:Imagine you have a debt you could never repay—a bill so large it threatens to take everything you own. Then, someone walks in, takes the bill…
Scripture:“When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all truth.” John 16:13 (NLT) Reflection:I remember stormy nights when my kids were toddlers, and they would be terrified of the thunder. The only thing that calmed them was my voice, steady and low, assuring them they were safe. The storm didn’t stop immediately,…
Scripture:“I am in the Father and the Father is in me.” John 14:11 (NLT) Reflection:Family dinners at our house can be chaotic—voices overlapping, plates passing, laughter mixing with the clinking of silverware. But beneath the noise, there is a unity, a bond that says, “We belong to each other.” The Trinity—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—is…
Scripture:“And the Holy Spirit helps us in our weakness. For example, we don’t know what God wants us to pray for. But the Holy Spirit prays for us with groanings that cannot be expressed in words.” Romans 8:26 (NLT) Reflection:There are times when life hits us so hard that we run out of words. I’ve…
Scripture:“This is my commandment: Love each other in the same way I have loved you. There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” John 15:12-13 (NLT) Reflection:Have you ever had a friend who stuck by you when everyone else walked away? I recall a season in my life where…
Scripture:“You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me together in my mother’s womb.” Psalm 139:13 (NLT) Reflection:I remember watching my children sleep when they were babies, their tiny chests rising and falling. In those quiet moments, my heart would ache with a love so fierce it felt like it could…
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