28 We know that all things work together[a] for the good[b] of those who love God, who are called according to his purpose. (Romans 8:28 CSB) This may not always be easy to see. We may be being assailed from many sides and not realize any good coming from our...

12 The man replied, “The woman you gave to be with me—she gave me some fruit from the tree, and I ate.” 13 So the Lord God asked the woman, “What have you done?” And the woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.” (Genesis 3:12-13 CSB) If this...

18 do not boast that you are better than those branches. But if you do boast—you do not sustain the root, but the root sustains you. (Romans 11:18 CSB) A branch cut from a tree will not live long. The tree separated from its root will not live long. Only...

37 For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.” (Matthew 12:37 CSB) We have ceased to realize the weight of our words. We see this in the media and we hear it all around us, people spewing all forms of wrong. Good...

37 And a woman in the town who was a sinner found out that Jesus was reclining at the table in the Pharisee’s house. She brought an alabaster jar of perfume 38 and stood behind him at his feet, weeping, and began to wash his feet with her tears. She...