“Wisdom excels folly as light excels darkness.” Ecclesiastes 2:13 The most important skill you can acquire is learning to learn. Gifted people can sometimes act like they know it all, which makes it hard for them to keep growing. Teachability isn’t so much about competence and mental capacity as it […]
‘There is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.’ Proverbs 18:24 Ancient Roman writer Marcus Tullus Cicero said, ‘Friendship improves happiness and abates misery, by the doubling of our joy and the dividing of our grief.’ The fact is, it’s impossible to have more than a few close friends […]
“Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the worst.” – 1 Timothy 1:15 Growing up in the projects of St. Louis, Marcus Gray never felt safe. Even his own family couldn’t protect him. 1His father […]
“He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says.” Revelation 2:11 You can read the same Scripture on different occasions, and it will speak to you in totally different ways. The Greek philosopher Heraclitus is attributed with saying, ‘You never step into the same river twice.’ And […]
“The goal of this command is love, which comes from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.” – 1 Timothy 1:5 On May 2, 1962, a dramatic advertisement appeared in the San Francisco Examiner: “I don’t want my husband to die in the gas chamber for […]
‘My son, pay attention to my wisdom.’ Proverbs 5:1 Solomon told his son: ‘Pay attention to my wisdom … the lips of an immoral woman are as sweet as honey, and her mouth is smoother than oil. But in the end, she is as bitter as poison, as dangerous as […]
‘Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.’ Hebrews 10:23 You will notice that during the creation process, God counts days based on the previous nights. The Bible doesn’t say, ‘The morning and evening were the first day.’ No, the Bible […]
“One day he went into the house to attend to his duties, and none of the household servants was inside. She caught him by his cloak and said, “Come to bed with me!” But he left his cloak in her hand and ran out of the house.” Genesis 39:11-12 The […]
“Swear to me,” he said. Then Joseph swore to him, and Israel worshipped as he leaned on the top of his staff.” – Genesis 47:31 In 2023, the Guinness Book of World Records confirmed that the Reverend D.N. Benford Sr., leader of Texas City’s Rising Star Missionary Baptist Church, was […]
“They should collect all the food of these good years that are coming and store up the grain under the authority of Pharaoh, to be kept in the cities for food. This food should be held in reserve for the country, to be used during the seven years of famine […]
‘By faith, we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.’ Hebrews 11:3 The human body is truly amazing. It contains up to 100 trillion cells, and each contains a database larger than the Encyclopedia Britannica! […]
‘By the grace of God I am what I am.’ 1 Corinthians 15:10 There is a story about a boy who comes home and doesn’t know his mum is visiting with their pastor. He carries a dead rat in his hand. ‘Mum, you’ll never guess what. There was a rat […]
‘Do not neglect the gift that is in you.’ 1 Timothy 4:14 The only way to keep improving is to keep practising. If you desire to grow in a particular area, figure out what it will really take, including the price, and then determine to pay it. David didn’t suddenly […]
“Then Esau looked up and saw the women and children. ‘Who are these with you?’ he asked. Jacob answered, ‘They are the children God has graciously given your servant.’” Genesis 33:5 In the book “Jesus & Money”, Ben Witherington III writes: “The biblical theology of creation is a negation of […]
“With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation.” Isaiah 12:3 While they are often confused, simple and easy do not mean the same thing. Think of the Ten Commandments. They are simple. They are a list of ten things we should and shouldn’t do. Yet, if they […]