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
Today’s Truth No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it (Hebrews 12:11, NIV). Friend to Friend As a grandmother, I can testify to the importance of gates. I remember when
Today’s Truth For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace (Romans 8:5, ESV). Friend to Friend The morning alarm sounded. I batted thin air, trying to shut off the noise without opening my eyes. Suddenly, it
Today’s Truth For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up
Today’s Truth Wait patiently for the Lord. Be brave and courageous. Yes, wait patiently for the Lord. (Psalm 27:14 NLT) Friend to Friend The first time we took our children to a theme park, one of them commented at the end of the day that we had spent most of
Today’s Truth As they sailed, he fell asleep. A squall came down on the lake, so that the boat was being swamped, and they were in great danger. The disciples went and woke him, saying, “Master, Master, we’re going to drown!” He got up and rebuked the wind and the
Today’s Truth You are the light of the world. (Matthew 5:14) Friend to Friend The hike up the mountain was a tough one. Flimsy patches of shade dangled from the trees but they were no match for the brutal Pennsylvania mid-summer heat. The rocky, three-mile vertical jaunt was only tamed
Today’s Truth We can make our plans, but the Lord determines our steps (Proverbs 16:9, NLT). Friend to Friend When was the last time you had the perfect plan in place – the kind of plan that requires preparation and devotion of time – but regardless of your investment, the plan simply wouldn’t behave? Maybe there
Today’s Truth But now, O LORD, You are our Father, We are the clay, and You are our potter; And all of us are the work of Your hand. (Isaiah 64:8, NIV) Friend to Friend My son Hunter had been home from school for days on end following the concussion
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