18 A hot-tempered man stirs up strife,    but he who is slow to anger quiets contention. (Proverbs 15:18 ESV) My anger can burn hot, but luckily it is not something easily inflamed. As I have grown older I have come to realize the value of being a quieter and less easily angered person....

14 And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. (Colossians 3:14 ESV) How does today’s scripture play out in your life? How are you seeking to bind things together and live in harmony? Love must play a part in this, otherwise we do it for the wrong reasons....

38 give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.” The last line of this verse should give us pause to truly consider the measures in our...

Hectic lives and busy schedules can run into the weekends and we can just find ourselves tired. This is why setting aside Sunday in a biblical fashion and resting can be so valuable and rewarding. Our main goal today should be for rest and reflection (R&R). In a bit of...

21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22 On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works...