“From within the hearts of people come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, greed, wickedness, deceit, debauchery, envy, slander, arrogance, and foolishness. All these evils come from within, and these are what defile a person.” (Mark 7:21-23) Back in Jesus’s day, the religious leaders were quite focused on all the rules and regulations they …
“Do not worry about tomorrow, because tomorrow will worry about itself. Today has enough trouble of its own.” (Matthew 6:34) It’s easy to get overwhelmed by life. Bills, obligations, conflicts and difficulties abound! It can feel like the weight of the whole world rests on our shoulders. Fortunately, God created this existence so that we …
“The Light has come into the world, but people loved the darkness rather than the Light because their deeds were evil.” (John 3:19) When Jesus talked about darkness, he wasn’t speaking of a physical darkness. The darkness he spoke of is a metaphor for our sinful, selfish ways. We often think of evil as some …
“Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.” (Colossians 3:2) This is easier said than done. Breaking free from the bondage of self and worldly things, and elevating to a higher level of awareness and consciousness and generosity, is what the Bible is all about. Its whole purpose is to give us a …
“Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves.” (James 1:22) Sitting in church won’t make you a saint, anymore than sitting in a garage will make you a car. Too often, we can hear a good message and be uplifted for a moment, but before long the lift has …