“By contrast, the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against such things.” Galatians 5:22-23 Galatians 5 is a powerful passage. Earlier …
“So I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.” Mark 11:24 Reflection: This is a verse I have struggled with for years. It …
“This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, says the Lord: I will put my laws in their hearts, and I will write them on their minds.” Hebrews 10:16 Reflection: …
“The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.”Psalm 23:1 Let’s be honest. This is a tough verse. There is plenty that I want. As someone who lives in the United States, it is far …
“Above all, maintain constant love for one another, for love covers a multitude of sins.”1 Peter 4:8 NRSVue Reflection: Love. I have heard it talked about in church as far back as I can remember. …
“He will wipe every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; mourning and crying and pain will be no more, for the first things have passed away.”Revelation 21:4 NRSVue Reflection: Often, the Gospel …
“Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life.”Proverbs 13:12 NRSVue Reflection: We love Proverbs. They are practical, and we view them as nuggets of wisdom that can improve …
“Now the works of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, debauchery, idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy, anger, quarrels, dissensions, factions, envy, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these. I am warning you, as I warned …
“Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.”Psalm 23:4 NRSVue Reflection: Most of us are familiar with the …
“What are humans that you are mindful of them, mortals that you care for them?”Psalms 8:4 NRSVue Reflection: The fact that God cares about me at all is one of the great mysteries of the …