He does not deal with us according to our sins,        nor repay us according to our iniquities.              11       For as high as the heavens are above the earth,        so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him;              12       as far as the east is from the west,        so far does he remove…

12 And brother will deliver brother over to death, and the father his child, and children will rise against parents and have them put to death. 13 And you will be hated by all for my name’s sake. But the one who endures to the end will be saved. Every time I turn on the news, I see that someone…

Come, everyone who thirsts,        come to the waters;                    and he who has no money,        come, buy and eat!                    Come, buy wine and milk        without money and without price.  When we go to a baseball game, the vendors walk around yelling, “peanuts!”, “popcorn!”, “Beer here!”. Here is Isaiah, speaking prophecies of the Lord, calling out all that the Lord has to…

The master commended the dishonest manager for his shrewdness. For the sons of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their own generation than the sons of light. 9 And I tell you, make friends for yourselves by means of unrighteous wealth, so that when it fails they may receive you into the eternal dwellings.  Most sequels are not…

           I wash my hands in innocence        and go around your altar, O LORD,              7       proclaiming thanksgiving aloud,        and telling all your wondrous deeds.                8       O LORD, I love the habitation of your house        and the place where your glory dwells.  “I wash my hands of the matter!” These words are based on the…

But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder and stopped their ears that they might not hear. 12 They made their hearts diamond-hard lest they should hear the law and the words that the LORD of hosts had sent by his Spirit through the former prophets.  Did you ever see that kid who ruins the party by…