Gates Narrow and Wide Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it. –– Matthew 7:13-14 I used to fly a […]
Rewards in Heaven Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you. ––Matthew 5:12 No one earns their way to heaven. In fact, if you study the “Big 5” religions— Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, and Judaism—you will see that […]
The Bread of Life Very truly I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day. ––John 6:53-54 The sticking point was over […]
The Blood of the Lamb My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have an advocate with the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world. ––1 […]
Rooting Out Negative Thinking Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will. ––Romans 12:2 A recent study by Queen’s University in Canada found that the average person has about […]
The Opposite of Envy A heart at peace gives life to the body, but envy rots the bones. ––Proverbs 14:30 Envy is when you want what someone else has, but jealousy is when you’re worried someone’s trying to take what you have. ––Vocabulary.com Jealousy sucks. I hate it in myself, and I most certainly hate […]
Does It Get Easier? Then Job replied to the Lord: “I know that you can do all things; no purpose of yours can be thwarted. You asked, ‘Who is this that obscures my plans without knowledge?’ Surely I spoke of things I did not understand, things too wonderful for me to know.” ––Job 42:1-3 In Sofia […]
Full Disclosure Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. If you had known Me, you would have known My Father as well. From now on you do know Him and have seen Him.” ––John 14:6-7 ESV “Take it easy.” “Be […]
A Time to Speak Likewise, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts. Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark. The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. ––James 3:5-6 As we discussed in a previous […]
Banal Goodness Enemies disguise themselves with their lips, but in their hearts they harbor deceit. Though their speech is charming, do not believe them, for seven abominations fill their hearts. Their malice may be concealed by deception, but their wickedness will be exposed in the assembly. ––Proverbs 26:24-26 ba·nal bə-ˈnal : lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : […]
