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If you want to enjoy life and see many happy days, keep your tongue from speaking evil and your lips from telling lies. ~ 1 Peter 3:10 (NLT) Nearly everyone agrees, people should not spread gossip, rumors, or speak bad things about others – especially behind their back. Nearly everyone agrees that behaving in suchContinueContinue reading “Can You Believe…”

Do to others as you would like them to do to you. ~ Luke 6:31 (NLT) Most of us have grown up knowing about the “Golden Rule,” as this verse is often called. It’s drilled into us from early childhood. Treating others right, with respect, is the way to go. It makes sense, really. WeContinueContinue reading “The Ignored Rule”

Joyful are people of integrity, who follow the instructions of the Lord. ~ Psalm 119:1 (NLT) Have you ever been made to follow rules, laws, or commands that you didn’t agree with? If not, check your pulse, you may not be alive. The reality is that there are rules and regulations that we must navigateContinueContinue reading “Quick, No One’s Looking”

Free those who are wrongly imprisoned; lighten the burden of those who work for you. Let the oppressed go free, and remove the chains that bind people. Share your food with the hungry, and give shelter to the homeless. Give clothes to those who need them, and do not hide from relatives who need yourContinueContinue reading “Take Responsibility”

You guide me with your counsel, leading me to a glorious destiny. ~ Psalm 73:24 (NLT) Sometimes when I pray, I expect God to fix the mess that I’ve created for myself, or someone else’s actions have created for me. If He would just wave His mighty hand, work a miracle or two, everything wouldContinueContinue reading “Turn Here”

I will answer them before they even call to me. While they are still talking about their needs, I will go ahead and answer their prayers! ~ Isaiah 65:24 (NLT) There was something magical that happened to my wife after she gave birth to our first child, Nathan. No, it wasn’t that she became “mom.”ContinueContinue reading “Super Reflexes”