The scripture for today, April 28 (4/28), is Mark 4:28 as found in the New Testament of the Bible: "All by itself, the soil produces grain ~ first the stalk, then the head, then the full kernel in the head." Jesus was explaining that the kingdom of heaven is like a seed planted in the ground. It …
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The scripture for today, April 20 (4/20), is 1st John 4:20 as found in the New Testament of the Bible: "If anyone says, 'I love God,' yet hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen." Jealousy and hatred …
The scripture for today, April 15 (4/15), is 1st John 4:15 as found in the New Testament of the Bible: "And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world." The New Testament was written by people who walked and talked with Jesus. They saw his …
How can I praise you enough? Tell me and I will do it. You are in my thoughts and my dreams. You are my light in dark places. You are my warrior, my comforter, my hero. You make promises and keep them. Even when things do not seem to go right, you are still keeping …
Trace the exact date changes were made in church worship since the first century. These changes were mostly led by popes who had bought their office, led armies against people rejecting them, and had illegitimate children. Trace the protesters since the second century and the persecution they endured, often being burned at the stake. Discover the hymns we sing still today written by the protesters, sometimes just hours before their torturous death.
The scripture for today, March 14 (3/14), is Philippians 3:14, as found in the New Testament of the Bible: "I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus." Jesus knew that, out of jealousy, the religious leaders were trying to kill him. So, for a while, …
The scripture for today, March 5 (3/5), is Titus 3:5 in the New Testament of the Bible: "He saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit." God is perfectly good and cannot dwell with imperfection. How, then, …
Ah, Lord God, you are complete goodness, complete logic and truth, complete love and sacrifice, complete light and life. You make yourself known in every way, sometimes in ways unexpected to the sacred delight of my soul. I look up and am filled with both laughter and awe. I look inward and am filled with …
The scripture for today, January 29 (1/29), is Colossians 1:29 as found in the New Testament of the Bible: "To this end I labor, struggling with all His energy which so powerfully works in me." Wow! Hyperactive Paul, Paul who preached even while in jail, Paul who went back to preaching after he'd just been beaten and …
I praise you, my Lord and God, full to overflowing with power and might and glory. No one has power except what you give. No one has truth except what you grant. No one has life except what you provide. Without you there is no light and life, no love or truth. I lift up …
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