The Great Commission: Mark 16:15 “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.” It all boils down to this one thing, right? As Christians, ultimately, nothing matters more. It’s a pretty huge deal… But we’re missing the mark. And…
Matthew 10:12-13 As you enter the home, give it your greeting. If the home is deserving, let your peace rest on it; if it is not, let your peace return to you. Your home should be your refuge. Whether it’s a cozy one…
Hebrews 13:1 Let brotherly love continue. I love to organize… Closets, refrigerators, basements, whatever I can get my hands on. And purging inevitably abounds. That’s complicated for me though — I happen to live in Germany where trash is sort of a big…
Genesis 6:7 “… I regret that I have made them.” There are 7 billion people in the world – give or take a few. I can’t picture that many of anything. I also can’t count the hairs on my own head, forget those…
Psalm 119:160 All your words are true; all your righteous laws are eternal. In 10th grade I got smacked in the head with a rock. And it’s one of my favorite memories of all time. On a class retreat, they dropped us off in…
While this is not my usual Monday morning post, I thought you might do me the honor of sharing a coffee break and considering this along with me. Here’s something new I learned this week. This blog is certainly not about me. (My sister is laughing out…
In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven. Matthew 5:16 OK, here we go. What really irritates you? Are you irritated about something even right now? What is it…
Mark 5:32 But Jesus kept looking around to see who had done it. I never ask people for help… truly, almost never. As a last resort, usually when it requires a heavy dose of speaking German, I will ask Stephen to help me with…
1 Corinthians 7:34 In the same way, a woman who is no longer married or has never been married can be devoted to the Lord and holy in body and in spirit. But a married woman has to think about her earthly responsibilities and how…
Matthew 7:3 And why worry about a speck in your friend’s eye when you have a log in your own? Whew. This is a hard one for me. I’ve been stewing over this verse for a couple of weeks now. Sometimes a mirror…