The Word Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged. It does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out. Love never gives up, never loses…

The Word He never sinned, nor ever deceived anyone. He did not retaliate when he was insulted, nor threaten revenge when he suffered. He left his case in the hands of God, who always judges fairly. He personally carried our sins in his body on the cross so that we can be dead to sin…

The Word Don’t you realize that in a race everyone runs, but only one person gets the prize? So run to win! All athletes are disciplined in their training. They do it to win a prize that will fade away, but we do it for an eternal prize. (I Corinthians 9:24-26) Thought When the weather…

The Word …God made the earth by his power, and he preserves it by his wisdom. (Jeremiah 10:12) Thought This morning I am writing from the porch of a river house overlooking of a bend in the Ottauquechee river in central Vermont. The water is gently rushing through a shallow area covered with rocks creating…

The Word When Lot still hesitated, the angels seized his hand and the hands of his wife and two daughters and rushed them to safety outside the city, for the Lord was merciful. (Genesis 19:16) Thought What parent or grandparent does not have a few stories to tell about how they rescued their child or…

The Word You light a lamp for me. The Lord, my God, lights up my darkness. (Psalm 18:28) Thought One night a storm in our area caused a power outage and an already dark night became darker with no source of light. I got out of bed, made my way through the house, and wondered…

The Word I have given you an example to follow. Do as I have done to you. (John 13:15) Thought Immediately following the washing of his disciple’s feet, Jesus spoke these words. The theme, of course, is to embrace the glorious fruitful ministry of service to God, his will, and others. However, just as ripples…

The Word All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is by his great mercy that we have been born again, because God raised Jesus Christ from the dead. Now we live with great expectation, and we have a priceless inheritance—an inheritance that is kept in heaven for you, pure and…

The Word For I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord. They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. In those days when you pray, I will listen. If you look for me wholeheartedly, you will find me. (Jeremiah 29:11-13) Thought This is…

The Word I am the Lord your God… (Exodus 20:2) Thought Indeed, there is no other subject or being more complex and deep as the person of God. No duration of study or contemplation could begin to unveil his depth and breadth. The wisest among us could never exhaust even the tiniest of regions within…