
Galatians 6:1
Brothers, if anyone is caught in any transgression, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Keep watch on yourself, lest you too be tempted. As a child, I was largely left on my own without discipline. I remember my friends being grounded and wanting it for myself. Perhaps I saw what Paul sees here in…
Galatians 6:10
So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to those who are of the household of faith. …and they lived happily ever after. That is a good summary ending of a fairy story. This verse just before the final greetings to the Galatians serves the same purpose. In this verse is the perfect response…
2 Corinthians 11:30-33
If I must boast, I will boast of the things that show my weakness. 31 The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, he who is blessed forever, knows that I am not lying. 32 At Damascus, the governor under King Aretas was guarding the city of Damascus in order to seize me, 33 but I was let down in…
John 9:3-5
Jesus answered, “It was not that this man sinned, or his parents, but that the works of God might be displayed in him. 4 We must work the works of him who sent me while it is day; night is coming, when no one can work. 5 As long as I am in the world, I am the light of…
Deuteronomy 4:9
Only take care, and keep your soul diligently, lest you forget the things that your eyes have seen, and lest they depart from your heart all the days of your life. Make them known to your children and your children’s children Our short attention spans have caused us to have a short memory. Who remembers what the big story was…
Ezekiel 20:2-3
And the word of the LORD came to me: 3 “Son of man, speak to the elders of Israel, and say to them, Thus says the Lord GOD, Is it to inquire of me that you come? As I live, declares the Lord GOD, I will not be inquired of by you. Shakespeare wrote a touching scene about King Henry…