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
Today’s Truth “I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me” (Philippians 3:12 NIV). Friend to Friend Did you know that just because God gives you a promise that does not mean it is automatically yours? Nope, you have to believe it and
Today’s Truth Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death (Romans 8:1-2, NIV). Friend to Friend I will never forget the day I
Today’s Truth Then He (Jesus) went down to Nazareth with them and was obedient to them. But His mother treasured all these things in her heart. Luke 2:51 (NIV) Friend to Friend Do you treasure moments with your family members or endure them? Whether you have children, aging parents,
Today’s Truth Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. (Colossians 3:2 NIV) Friend to Friend My 4-year-old daughter looks at me and cries, “Mommy, I’m falling!” I know it’s a test. In actuality, her falling-off-the-couch body is just half a foot away from the ground. It doesn’t
Today’s Truth “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose,” (Romans 8:28 NIV). Friend to Friend I love Romans 8:28. Now, let me be honest…sometimes I don’t. When I am going through a
Today’s Truth My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me (John 10:27, NCV). Friend to Friend Voices. Our lives are filled with voices clamoring for our undivided attention. Every day … all day. Have you ever had the thought that God loves you and everyone else has a
Today’s Truth I have called you by name; you are mine (Isaiah 43:1b, NLT). Friend to Friend I step into a Junior High lunch room that smells like old fries and sticky plastic trays. I scan the scene—the popular kids at one table, bookworms at another, the theater crowd and
Today’s Truth ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him.’ (Matthew 3:3b, NIV) Friend to Friend John the Baptist told God’s people to “prepare the way for the Lord” … to purify their hearts and get ready for Jesus to come, redeem, restore, heal, love, challenge, and
Today’s Truth But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in Him. They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a
Today’s Truth But thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumphal procession in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of him. For we are to God the aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing. To the
Today’s Truth Jesus said, “No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws them” (John 6:44 NIV). Friend to Friend The entire Bible from Genesis 3 to Revelation 22:21 is a record of God’s passionate pursuit of the human heart. Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Moses,
Today’s Truth But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you. Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the
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