12 Don’t let anyone despise your youth, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love,[a] in faith, and in purity. (1 Timothy 4:12 CSB) We want to think that age matters when it comes to faith. However, I have seen young people with great faith...

9 Oil and incense bring joy to the heart,and the sweetness of a friend is better than self-counsel. (Proverbs 27:9 CSB) Back when scripture was being written oil nad incense were precious items, used to anoint, calm, and bring one into a peaceful state. We use many artificial things today...

13 Be alert, stand firm in the faith, be courageous,[a] be strong. 14 Do everything in love. (1 Corinthians 16:13-14 CSB) Be alert. Stand firm. Be corageous. Be strong. In Faith and in Love. I get it. You have made mistakes, we all have. You have failed, we all have....

15 So I commended enjoyment because there is nothing better for a person under the sun than to eat, drink, and enjoy himself, for this will accompany him in his labor during the days of his life that God gives him under the sun. (Ecclesiastes 8:15 CSB) I allow myself...

14 In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity, consider: God has made the one as well as the other, ... (Ecclesiastes 7:14a CSB) So many today are dealing with the adversity of our times. The prosperity of our past seems to be gone and...