28 The heart of the righteous weighs its answers, but the mouth of the wicked gushes evil. (Proverbs 15:28 NIV) When I was young I was often too quick with answers. As I got older I found the value in not being first to answer but in weighing the value...
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Acceptance
7 Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God. (Romans 15:7 NIV) It may not always be easy to accept others as they are. We want people to conform to the way we think they should be. We see them through our,...
Day of Adversity
1 Happy is one who is considerate of the poor; the Lord will save him in a day of adversity. (Psalm 41:1 CSB) More than ever before we have a chance to be considerate of others, especially those in need as many are right now. The absolute greatest way to...
No One?
1 The fool says in his heart, “There’s no God.” They are corrupt, and they do vile deeds. There is no one who does good. (Psalm 53:1 CSB) This is a pretty direct scripture, but in light of God’s great goodness, we are like dirty rags. We do not, and...
No Matter What
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, so that no one can discover anything that will come after him. (Ecclesiastes 7:14 CSB) I write quite a lot about the duality of prosperity...