“The first thing I want you to do is pray. Pray every way you know how, for everyone you know.    Pray especially for rulers and their governments to rule well so we can be quietly about our business of living simply, in humble contemplation.     This is the way our Savior God wants us to […]

“We don’t want you in the dark, friends, about how hard it was when all this came down on us in Asia province. It was so bad we didn’t think we were going to make it. We felt like we’d been sent to death row, that it was all over for us.     As it […]

“Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I entrust my life.    Teach me to do your will, for you are my God; may your good Spirit lead me on level ground.”Psalm 143:8,10 MSG Do […]

“We plan the way we want to live, but only GOD makes us able to live it.”‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭16:9‬ ‭MSG‬‬ Good morning! Are you up? Do you have a plan for your day? Maybe it’s full. Maybe not so much. Maybe it’s a vacation day. And then again, it could be another day workin’ for a […]

“At one time you all had your backs turned to God, thinking rebellious thoughts of Him, giving Him trouble every chance you got.    But now, by giving Himself completely at the Cross, actually dying for you, Christ brought you over to God’s side and put your lives together, whole and holy in His presence.    You […]

“We don’t want you in the dark, friends, about how hard it was when all this came down on us in Asia province. It was so bad we didn’t think we were going to make it. We felt like we’d been sent to death row, that it was all over for us.    As it turned […]

“Here’s how we can be sure that we know God in the right way: Keep his commandments.     If someone claims, “I know him well!” but doesn’t keep his commandments, he’s obviously a liar. His life doesn’t match his words.     But the one who keeps God’s word is the person in whom we see […]

“Now God has us where he wants us, with all the time in this world and the next to shower grace and kindness upon us in Christ Jesus.    Saving is all his idea, and all his work. All we do is trust him enough to let him do it.    It’s God’s gift from start to […]

“Earlier there were a lot of priests, for they died and had to be replaced.    But Jesus’ priesthood is permanent. He’s there from now to eternity to save everyone who comes to God through him, always on the job to speak up for them.”Hebrews 7:23-25 MSG Don’t you love having an advocate? Someone who […]

“Don’t fret or worry. Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns. Before you know it, a sense of God’s wholeness, everything coming together for good, will come and settle you down.     It’s wonderful what happens when Christ displaces worry at the center of […]