Intended for good
Realizing that their father was dead, Joseph’s brothers said, “What if Joseph still bears a grudge against us and pays us back in full...
Begin your morning with a devotional dive into scripture. I hope that they have meaning for you on your daily journey. Unless otherwise noted, all passages are from The New Revised Standard Version of the Bible
Realizing that their father was dead, Joseph’s brothers said, “What if Joseph still bears a grudge against us and pays us back in full...
Jesus lays out in Matthew a path of reconciliation between his followers. Never has a process of reconciliation been put on such full...
(Jesus said to the disciples),“If another member of the church sins against you, go and point out the fault when the two of you are...
Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law. The commandments, “You shall not...
Teach me, O Lord, the way of your statutes, and I will observe it to the end. Give me understanding, that I may keep your law and observe...
So you, mortal, I have made a sentinel for the house of Israel; whenever you hear a word from my mouth, you shall give them warning from...
This week, Jesus tells his disciples to deny themselves and take up their cross and follow him. For many theologians this denial is about...
From that time on (after Peter 's confession that Jesus was the Messiah), Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem...
Let love be genuine; hate what is evil, hold fast to what is good; love one another with mutual affection; outdo one another in showing...
Vindicate me, O Lord, for I have walked in my integrity, and I have trusted in the Lord without wavering. Prove me, O Lord, and try me;...
O Lord, you know; remember me and visit me, and bring down retribution for me on my persecutors. In your forbearance do not take me away;...
How much does God's love endure? It endures even our own negative self-talk. It endures even when we feel unworthy. It endures even when...
Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” And they...
I appeal to you therefore, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable...
I give you thanks, O Lord, with my whole heart; before the gods I sing your praise; I bow down toward your holy temple and give thanks to...
Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness, you who seek the Lord. Look to the rock from which you were hewn and to the quarry from which...
This song, LIft Every Voice and Sing - which is referred to as the Black National Anthem - reminds us of both God's infinite love for...
Jesus left that place and went away to the district of Tyre and Sidon. Just then a Canaanite woman from that region came out and started...
(Paul writes): I ask, then, has God rejected his people? By no means! I myself am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, a member of the...
May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face to shine upon us, Selah that your way may be known upon earth, your saving power...