17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has passed away, and see, the new has[a] come! (1 Corinthians 5:17 CSB) I just had a birthday. For that birthday I spent a few days going through some check up’s to make sure that everything...

13 “Do not have differing weights[a] in your bag, one heavy and one light. (Deuteronomy 25:13 CSB) No, this scripture is not about fitness. It is about fairness. A common practice through the years where things are sold by weight is to keep two weights. One that reads correctly and...

16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel,[a] because it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, first to the Jew, and also to the Greek. 17 For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith,[b] just as it is written:...

23 Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. (Proverbs 4:23) When we think about guarding our heart we typically consider the concept to be in love relationships. However, here the scripture is trying to show us that all that we do flows from the...

9 For we are God’s coworkers.[a] You are God’s field, God’s building. (1 Corinthians 3:9 CSB) We each build a life, but we must ask ourselves; what is its foundation? Each life is revealed in how we live it. If our foundation is strong (as in built upon Christ) then...