51 Then he went down with them and came to Nazareth and was obedient to them. His mother kept all these things in her heart. 52 And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and with people. (Luke 2:51-52 CSB) Growing in favor with God and...

19 having faith and a good conscience. Some have rejected these and have shipwrecked their faith. (1 Timothy 1:19 CSB) We have watched over and over agin as successful people end up in the news for misconduct of some sort. They, at some point, rejected doing things the right way...

10 ...“Should we accept only good from God and not adversity?”... (Job 2:10 CSB) Life, for most of us, is not a continual line of good things. We experience good times and we experience bad times. Sometimes the good times go on longer than we realize because we become complacent....

5 Slaves (workers), obey your human[a] masters (leaders) with fear and trembling, in the sincerity of your heart, as you would Christ. 6 Don’t work only while being watched, as people-pleasers, but as slaves (servants) of Christ, do God’s will from your heart. 7 Serve with a good attitude, as...

7 “Can you fathom the mysteries of God? Can you probe the limits of the Almighty? (Job 11:7 NIV) Life is anything but boring. That is, if we will but probe the limits and mysteries that it brings. Yes, we can go through life just getting by. But there is...