When Jacob awoke from his sleep, he thought . . . “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God; this is the gate of heaven.”Genesis 28:16-17As Jacob enters into sleep using a s...  Read More

Go from your country, your people and your father’s household. . . . And all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.Genesis 12:1-3God works through people, and as he makes us his people, his fam...  Read More

Keep yourselves in God’s love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life.Jude 20-21Though the effects of sin still harm and damage our world, we can live each day ...  Read More

No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.1 John 4:12The apostle John sets up a simple, beautiful, and yet remarkably complex equation: ...  Read More

Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with ­actions and in truth.1 John 3:18Love can get messy. Love sees the hurt and the brokenness in our world and takes action. Love goes out and...  Read More

Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.Colossians 3:13Jesus, in the ultimate act of selfless love, took all the hur...  Read More

Since . . . you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.Colossians 3:1Understanding individual gifts, passions, and callings hel...  Read More

What . . . shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?Romans 8:31Shame is a heavy burden. Shame weighs us down and hinders us from being who God has intended us ...  Read More

The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children.Romans 8:16Hospitality helps to make people feel welcome. Hospitality invites people in and gives them a sense of belonging. We ...  Read More

Do not fear, for I have redeemed you . . . you are mine. . . . I will be with you.Isaiah 43:1-2The Bible tells us, “Do not be afraid!” Again and again we read of God’s coming to his people with such c...  Read More

It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.Galatians 5:1Living a life of obligation and requirements and trying t...  Read More

Love involves hard work. Love is patient and kind. Love brings honor to others without desire of recognition. Love rejoices in the truth and protects the vulnerable. Love forgives and, when possible, ...  Read More