“To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible.”

“There’s a world of difference between insisting on someone’s doing something and establishing an atmosphere in which that person can grow into wanting to do it.”

1   Praise the LORD!       Praise, O servants of the LORD;            praise the name of the LORD. 2   Blessed be the name of the LORD            from this time on and forevermore.  3   From the rising of the sun to its setting            the name of the LORD is to be praised.  4   The LORD is high above all nations,            and his…

45Many of the Jews therefore, who had come with Mary and had seen what Jesus did, believed in him. 46But some of them went to the Pharisees and told them what he had done. 47So the chief priests and the Pharisees called a meeting of the council, and said, “What are we to do? This man is…

34But a Pharisee in the council named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law, respected by all the people, stood up and ordered the men to be put outside for a short time. 35Then he said to them, “Fellow Israelites, consider carefully what you propose to do to these men. 36For some time ago Theudas rose up, claiming…

8He got up, and ate and drank; then he went in the strength of that food forty days and forty nights to Horeb the mount of God. 9At that place he came to a cave, and spent the night there. Then the word of the LORD came to him, saying, “What are you doing here, Elijah?” 10He…

Dear Lord, we thank you for the opportunity to connect with you today in a spirit of kindness and hope. Please hear our prayers, whether expressed here in posts and responses, or held within our hearts. Please accept our love that is expressed through reverence to you, and as simple acts of service to one…

“It’s really easy to fall into the trap of believing that what we do is more important than what we are. Of course, it’s the opposite that’s true: What we are ultimately determines what we do!”