34 You brood of vipers! How can you speak good, when you are evil? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. (Matthew 12:34 ESV) My father used to say, “be quick to listen, slow to speak.” I think there is a lot of wisdom in this. I have not...

16 But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. 17 For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want to do....

12 The prudent sees danger and hides himself,    but the simple go on and suffer for it. (Proverbs 27:12 ESV) There are a number of things I have done over the years that have taught me to maintain a keen situational awareness. However, many walk through life with seemingly no situational awareness...

12 as far as the east is from the west,    so far does he remove our transgressions from us.(Psalm 103:12 ESV) How far is the east from the west? Well, it is in fact endless. No matter how far you travel, the east is always just that far from the west. So...

2 fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. (Hebrews 12:2) I had a medical problem some years ago that caused...