Theme of the Week: Receiving and Being a Blessing Bible Verse: When you enter a house, first say, “Peace to this house.” Luke 10:5 Scripture Reading: Luke 10:1-23 Jesus sent …
Fresh Water Words
Theme of the Week: Receiving and Being a Blessing Bible Verse: With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse human beings, who have been …
Blessed to be a Blessing
Theme of the Week: Receiving and Being a Blessing Bible Verse: “The LORD had said to Abram, ‘Go from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land …
Loving Your Bride As Jesus Loves His
Theme of the Week: Receiving and Being a Blessing Bible Verse: Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her. Ephesians 5:25 A …
One Blessing After Another
Theme of the Week: Receiving and Being a Blessing Bible Verse: From his abundance we have all received one gracious blessing after another. John 1:17 NLT Scripture Reading: John 1:1-18 …
We Are Blessed
Theme of the Week: Receiving and Being a Blessing Bible Verse: The LORD said to Moses, “Tell Aaron and his sons, ‘This is how you are to bless the Israelites. …
You Should Call Your Dad
The last time I spoke with my dad was June 17, 1996. It was Father’s Day. I rarely phoned him—our conversations were mostly awkward and terse, often edgy. He was, …
Saint Up!
Every fall, I teach a 12-week course at Ambrose seminary on personal and spiritual formation, and every year I quote French poet Leon Bloy: “The only real sadness, the only real failure, the only great tragedy in life, …
A Glimpse of What Is Worth Waiting For
Theme of the Week: Assess Your Goals Bible Verse: “Looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the …
Reflect and Anticipate
Theme of the Week: Assess Your Goals Bible Verse: “Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind …