John 8:31-32 To those who had previously believed Him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will k...

The Christian Calendar begins each year on the First Sunday in Advent which in 2024 takes place on December 1 st . We will be heading into Y...

Mark 8:32 Jesus spoke plainly about this, so Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. Some people never grow up. In my many years of ...

Mark 7:26 The woman was a Greek, born in Syrian Phoenicia. She begged Jesus to drive the demon out of her daughter. (NIV)             Year...

John 6:35 Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be t...

My latest book is the beginning of a three-year project that I’ve been wanting to complete for years. I try to write devotionals on Sunday m...

Mark 6:20 Herod feared John and protected him, knowing him to be a righteous and holy man. When Herod heard John, he was greatly puzzled; ye...

Luke 17:15-16 One of them, when he saw he was healed, came back, praising God in a loud voice.  He threw himself at Jesus’ feet and thanked ...

Mark 5:27-28 She had heard about Jesus, so she came up behind him, hidden by the crowd and touched his cloak, thinking to herself, "If...

  Acts 10:28 And Peter said to them, “You yourselves know that it is unlawful for a Jew to associate with or to visit a Gentile; but God has...

Mark 9:7 Then a cloud appeared and covered them, and a voice came from the cloud: “This is my Son, whom I love. Listen to Him!” (NIV) ...

John 18:11     Jesus commanded Peter, "Put your sword away! Shall I not drink the cup the Father has given me?" I used to f...

John 4:6 Jacob’s well was there, and Jesus, tired as he was from the journey, sat down by the well. It was about noon. (NIV)         ...

Matthew 20:32 Jesus stopped and called them. “What do you want me to do for you?” He asked. (NIV)             In the Gospel story fro...

John 6:24 Once the crowd realized that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they got into the boats and went to Capernaum in searc...

Luke 2:30-32              “For my eyes have seen your salvation, which you have prepared in the sight of all people, a light for revelati...

Luke 3:3 John went into all the country around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. (NIV)      ...

2 Thessalonians 3:5   May the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love and Christ’s perseverance. (NIV)             I like today’s cho...

2 Corinthians 9:13     Because of the service by which you have proved yourselves, others will praise God for the obedience that accompan...

2 Corinthians 2:14     But thanks be to God, who always leads us as captives in Christ’s triumphal procession and uses us to spread the a...