“The harvest truly is plenteous, but the laborers are few.” (Matthew 9:37). Everything was perfect! Except it wasn’t! School was out, and it was a beautiful day! My first year in high school had been full of many new, enjoyable experiences and new friends. On this bright, sunshiny day at ...

The average age of life expectancy across the globe is 72. That is pretty sobering for people like me who are 75. This causes me to look backward and ask, “What have I done with my life?” However, it also is cause for making the most of the time I ...

James 4:7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. My dear friend prayed with great fervor and sincerity. She told the devil and his minions where to go and commanded them to take their hands off a particular situation. She spoke with great ...

If you have hurts and past regrets, and you have been cast down. Just remember, God’s in charge, and there’s no need to frown. If you’ve been broken and abused, you’re falling all apart, Just remember, God loves you, and you are on His heart. If you’ve been kicked and ...

Hebrews 13:5 Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. This verse from Hebrews is a resplendent reminder of the divine providence and steadfastness of our Lord. It beckons us to ...

Tension filled the air. The twelve gathered with Jesus to observe the Passover. They knew that the Jewish leadership wanted to get rid of Jesus. Yet they had observed the great multitude praising Jesus as he rode into Jerusalem on a donkey just a few days prior. The crowds had ...

Judges 16 士师记16章 16 And it came to pass, when she pressed him daily with her words, and urged him, so that his soul was vexed unto death; 16她（大利拉）天天用言语催迫他，催促他，甚至他心里烦闷要死； 17 That he told her all his heart, and said unto her, There hath not come a razor upon mine head; for I ...

1 Thessalonians 5:18 In everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. Phoebe was mostly glum. Rarely did I see a smile flash across her somber face. This term at school, I led a Grade 6 well being program with five girls and ...

Judges 2 士师记第2章 1 And an angel of the Lord came up from Gilgal to Bochim, and said, I made you to go up out of Egypt, and have brought you unto the land which I sware unto your fathers; and I said, I will never break my covenant with ...

John 17:17 Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth. In this verse, Jesus is praying to the Father, asking for His disciples to be sanctified through the truth. This prayer is profound and deeply loving, as it reveals Jesus’ desire for His followers to be set apart, made ...