They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship. —Acts 2:42 Are you acquainted with the word koinonia? Fourteen-year-old Karthik Nemmani was. As a Spelling Bee contestant in 2018, Karthik nailed the spelling of koinonia and eliminated the […]
Rid yourselves of . . . anger, rage, malice, slander. —Colossians 3:8 Hatred reduces us to slavery, for what we hate takes control of our minds. We are hostages of those we loathe, for they hold our thoughts captive. Antagonism pollutes the mind, filling it with the poison of
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Apart from me you can do nothing. —John 15:5 Seven apostles fished all night with nary a nibble. At daybreak, a voice from the shore asked, “Do you have any fish?” “No.” “Cast the net on the right side of the boat,
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When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. —Psalm 56:3 Jim was a chronic worrier. A friend offered to do his worrying for him for $300,000 a year. Jim agreed, and they drew up the contract. Once signed, the friend asked Jim where he was going to get the $300,000.
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Choose this day whom you will serve. —Joshua 24:15 Your choices make you who you are. And your choices influence your destiny. Choices have consequences. You are free to choose, but you are not free to choose the consequences. The time comes when
John Glenn. Everyone knows the name of this American hero who flew fifty-nine combat missions in World War II and twenty-seven in Korea; the first American to orbit the Earth and the oldest man in space when, at seventy-seven, he flew with the Space Shuttle Discovery crew; and a four-term U.S. Senator from Ohio. His
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I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. —Philippians 4:11 Holocaust survivor Viktor Frankl was incarcerated in four concentration camps, including the death camp of Auschwitz. His father, mother, brother, wife—every member of his family except his sister—died in the camps. Frankl said, “Everything can be taken from a
Is anything too hard for the Lord? —Genesis 18:14 Thou art coming to a King, Large petitions with thee bring; For His grace and pow’r are such, None can ever ask too much. —John Newton Pray boldly, but submissively. Jesus’ Gethsemane prayer displayed this balance: “Abba, Father,
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I press on toward the goal. —Philippians 3:14 Christianity isn’t an inoculation that provides immunity from suffering or sin. On our earthly journey, we experience sickness and sorrow, and we struggle with sin. There are three tenses of salvation. When we come to Christ, surrendering in faith and obedience, we have been
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For a little while . . . you have been grieved by various trials. —1 Peter 1:6 We must admit two things about suffering: 1) It exists, and 2) It hurts. Peter concedes the reality of suffering but says it only lasts for “a little while.”
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