Mark 2:27  Then Jesus said, “The Sabbath was made to serve us; we weren’t made to serve the Sabbath. (The Message)
There’s this main street that passes the entrance to our neighborhood, and just about 150-200 yards from our entrance this street tees up to a main highway. There is, of course, a traffic light at [...]

Genesis 18:32 Then he said, “May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak just once more. What if only ten can be found there?”He answered, “For the sake of ten, I will not destroy it.”
Just how important is the righteous life we choose in Christ? It may seem that it’s about us and [...]

Ephesians 5:5  You can be sure that using people or religion or things just for what you can get out of them–the usual variations on idolatry–will get you nowhere, and certainly nowhere near the kingdom of Christ, the kingdom of God. (Message)
Of all the kingdoms in the world there is one that sits high above [...]

Proverbs 7:18  Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning: let us solace ourselves with loves.
:19  For the goodman is not at home, he is gone a long journey:
:20  He hath taken a bag of money with him, and will come home at the day appointed.
There is this illusion of freedom to [...]

Ephesians 5:8  For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:
:9  (For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)
:10  Proving what is acceptable unto the Lord.
:11  And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.
It’s [...]

1Pe 1:13  So roll up your sleeves, put your mind in gear, be totally ready to receive the gift that’s coming when Jesus arrives.
1Pe 1:14  Don’t lazily slip back into those old grooves of evil, doing just what you feel like doing. You didn’t know any better then; you do now.
1Pe 1:15  As obedient children, [...]

Psalms 85:6  Will You not revive us again so that Your people may rejoice in You?
You really don’t know what living is until you’ve had one true moment of rejoicing in the Lord. Yet, there is this continual embrace of things that are so far removed from the realm of the living- things that are [...]

Eze 37:28  “‘The nations will realize that I, GOD, make Israel holy when my holy place of worship is established at the center of their lives forever.’”
A friend from several states away recently introduced me to the music of someone who lives right here in the Austin area. Upon hearing this guy’s music and watching [...]

Act 9:5  And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
Act 9:6  And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the [...]

Luk 9:34  While he was babbling on like this, a light-radiant cloud enveloped them. As they found themselves buried in the cloud, they became deeply aware of God.
Luk 9:35  Then there was a voice out of the cloud: “This is my Son, the Chosen! Listen to him.”
Luk 9:36  When the sound of the voice died [...]