“With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse human beings, who have been made in God’s likeness”—James 3:9 (NIV). Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” Do you remember this childhood taunt? I do. And, I remember chanting it to neighborhood kids when …
“Take your everyday, ordinary life—your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life—and place it before God as an offering. Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for him. Don’t become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into it without even thinking. Instead, fix your attention on God”— Romans …
“Love means doing what God has commanded us, and He has commanded us to love one another, just as you heard from the beginning”—2 John 1:6 (NLT). Walking outside is one of my favorite forms of daily exercise. For me, it’s also a time to get away from my writing commitments and rejoin the world. …
“Seek the Lord while He may be found; Call upon Him while He is near”— Isaiah 55:6 (NRSV). Do you think it pleases our Heavenly Father when we spend more time on our cell phones than we do in scripture? Think about it this way. Does it please you when others ignore you because they’re …
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