16 So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. 17 For the flesh desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are in conflict with each other, so that you are not to do whatever you want. 18 But if you are…

14 For the whole law is fulfilled in one word: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” 15 But if you bite and devour one another, watch out that you are not consumed by one another.  “All You Need is Love” was the title of a Beatles song in 1967, a year famous for its “Summer of Love”. The love…

“But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, 28 bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you. 29 To one who strikes you on the cheek, offer the other also, and from one who takes away your cloak do not withhold your tunic either. When seeing a child…

And when you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed. This must take place, but the end is not yet. 8 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places; there will be famines. These are but the beginning of the birth pains.  There is a war in…

   Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me,        for in you my soul takes refuge;                    in the shadow of your wings I will take refuge,        till the storms of destruction pass by.              2       I cry out to God Most High,        to God who fulfills his purpose for me.              3       He will send…

  I will strengthen the house of Judah,        and I will save the house of Joseph.                    I will bring them back because I have compassion on them,        and they shall be as though I had not rejected them,        for I am the LORD their God and I will answer them.  When Vicki and I were married over 35 years ago, we…