7On the first day of the week, when we met to break bread, Paul was holding a discussion with them; since he intended to leave the next day, he continued speaking until midnight. 8There were many lamps in the room upstairs where we were meeting. 9A young man named Eutychus, who was sitting in the window, began…

1Now there was a great outcry of the people and of their wives against their Jewish kin. 2For there were those who said, “With our sons and our daughters, we are many; we must get grain, so that we may eat and stay alive.” 3There were also those who said, “We are having to pledge our fields,…

“All we’re ever asked to do in this life is to treat our neighbor—especially our neighbor who is in need—exactly as we would hope to be treated ourselves. That’s our ultimate responsibility.”

1   Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion,            which cannot be moved, but abides forever.  2   As the mountains surround Jerusalem,            so the LORD surrounds his people,            from this time on and forevermore.  3   For the scepter of wickedness shall not rest            on the land allotted to the righteous,       so that the righteous might not…

31He put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that someone took and sowed in his field; 32it is the smallest of all the seeds, but when it has grown it is the greatest of shrubs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and make…

4And I heard the number of those who were sealed, one hundred forty-four thousand, sealed out of every tribe of the people of Israel:  5From the tribe of Judah twelve thousand sealed,           from the tribe of Reuben twelve thousand,           from the tribe of Gad twelve thousand,         6from the tribe of Asher twelve thousand,           from the…

1Now when Sanballat heard that we were building the wall, he was angry and greatly enraged, and he mocked the Jews. 2He said in the presence of his associates and of the army of Samaria, “What are these feeble Jews doing? Will they restore things? Will they sacrifice? Will they finish it in a day? Will…

“The media shows the tiniest percentage of what people do. There are millions and millions of people doing wonderful things all over the world, and they’re generally not the ones being touted in the news.”

1   To you, O LORD, I lift up my soul.  2   O my God, in you I trust;            do not let me be put to shame;            do not let my enemies exult over me.  3   Do not let those who wait for you be put to shame;            let them be ashamed who are wantonly treacherous. 4   Make me to…

24He put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to someone who sowed good seed in his field; 25but while everybody was asleep, an enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and then went away. 26So when the plants came up and bore grain, then the weeds appeared as well. 27And the slaves…