17Then the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying: 18Go down to meet King Ahab of Israel, who rules in Samaria; he is now in the vineyard of Naboth, where he has gone to take possession. 19You shall say to him, “Thus says the LORD: Have you killed, and also taken possession?” You shall…

Dear Lord, help us reach out to the world today with a smile, a wave, and a friendly greeting. Help us to see where we are needed so that we can offer help. Help us to offer food when someone is hungry, clothing or shelter when someone needs protection, and company when someone is lonely….

“Life is deep and simple, and what our society gives us is shallow and complicated.”

1   The LORD is king! Let the earth rejoice;            let the many coastlands be glad!  2   Clouds and thick darkness are all around him;            righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.  3   Fire goes before him,            and consumes his adversaries on every side.  4   His lightnings light up the world;            the earth sees and trembles.  5   The mountains…

1Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. 2He fasted forty days and forty nights, and afterwards he was famished. 3The tempter came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread.” 4But he answered,       “It is written, ‘One…

1Paul, called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and our brother Sosthenes, 2To the church of God that is in Corinth, to those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, together with all those who in every place call on the name of our Lord Jesus…

1Later the following events took place: Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard in Jezreel, beside the palace of King Ahab of Samaria. 2And Ahab said to Naboth, “Give me your vineyard, so that I may have it for a vegetable garden, because it is near my house; I will give you a better vineyard for it;…

“The most beautiful act of faith is the one made in darkness, in sacrifice, and with extreme effort.”

“We must be willing to walk the Road to Damascus before we are able to walk the Road to Jerusalem.”