Today’s Truth For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will but the will of him who sent me. (John 6:38, ESV) Friend to Friend Growing up we played silly games. Fun games that connected strands of strangers and tethered them to a specific time and
Today’s Truth God showed how much he loved us by sending his one and only Son into the world so that we might have eternal life through him. This is real love—not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to take away
Today’s Truth Do everything without grumbling or arguing. (Philippians 2:14) Friend to Friend My friend Ellen is a preschool teacher who regularly contends with entitled toddlers and privileged preschoolers who know how to major on some minors and throw down some serious tantrums. I want the red crayon, but Tommy has
Today’s Truth If you confess your sins, he [Jesus] is faithful and just and forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness (1 John 1:9 NIV). Friend to Friend When I turned forty, all of a sudden small letters and numbers got smaller. A trip to the ophthalmologist
Today’s Truth “This [the annual ministry the high priest performed in the Most Holy Place] is an illustration for the present time, indicating that the gifts and sacrifices being offered were not able to clear the conscience of the worshiper.” But when Christ came as high priest…He entered the Most Holy Place once
Today’s Truth If anyone, then, knows the good they ought to do and doesn’t do it, it is sin for them. James 4:17 (NIV) Friend to Friend I was in a hurry. It was Wednesday, and I had several errands to run before heading to the church where I teach
Today’s Truth I sing to GOD, the Praise-Lofty, and find myself safe and saved (Psalm 18:3) Friend to Friend When my boys were young, I drove them up into the mountains for a long weekend of family camp. We were heading to the same Christian conference center where I grew up
Today’s Truth There is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents. (Luke 15:10) Friend to Friend You would think she had just won the lottery the way she was screaming and jumping up in down. In fact, to her she practically had! She’d
Today’s Truth From one man He has made every nationality to live over the whole earth and has determined their appointed times and the boundaries of where they live (Acts 17:26, HCSB). Friend to Friend Abraham, or Abram, as he was first named, was called by God to leave home…and
Today’s Truth “…and each member belongs to all the others.” Romans 12:5b Friend to Friend A certain expert guide lived in the deserts of Arabia. He was known for his tracking skills and the fact that he never lost his way. The secret of his success could be found in
By Gwen Smith— Today’s Truth And don’t let us yield to temptation. (Matthew 6:13, NLT) Friend to Friend It was a windy winter day. Our three dogs needed to stretch their legs and get a bit of outside playtime, so I let them out to roam freely in our fenced-in
Today’s Truth For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins (Matthew 6:14-15 NIV). Friend to Friend One last wish. The longing of a dying mother’s
By Gwen Smith— Today’s Truth Those who consider themselves religious and yet do not keep a tight rein on their tongues deceive themselves, and their religion is worthless. (James 1:26 NIV) Friend to Friend I want my words to be life-giving. I want to use my words and tone of
By Kelly Balarie— Today’s Truth It is a land the Lord your God cares for; the eyes of the Lord your God are continually on it from the beginning of the year to its end (Deuteronomy 11:12, NIV). Friend to Friend I sat on the curb after practice, wondering, “Is mom ever going to come?” It
By Mary Southerland— Today’s Truth Never be lazy in your work, but serve the Lord enthusiastically (Romans 12:11, NLT). Friend to Friend I recently stopped at a local discount store to pick up a few things. When I went to check out, the cashier looked very familiar. He must have
By Gwen Smith— Today’s Truth Jesus straightened up and asked her, ‘Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?’ (John 8:10, NIV) Friend to Friend A four-year-old girl was overheard reciting the Lord’s Prayer, “and forgive us our trash baskets, as we forgive those who pass trash against us.”
Today’s Truth Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving (Colossians 3: 23, NIV). Friend to Friend
Today’s Truth Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, but whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his law day and night. That
Today’s Truth Without counsel plans fail, but with many advisers they succeed. (Proverbs 15:22 ESV) Friend to Friend God always needs to be our go-to guy when it comes to counsel. Our first call. But the Bible also gives us the directive to connect with other Christ followers for guidance:
Today’s Truth Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane… And taking with Him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, He began to be sorrowful and troubled. Then He said to them, “My soul is very sorrowful, even to death (Matthew 26:36-38, ESV). Friend to Friend My
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