"This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit. Because Joseph her husband was faithful to the law, and yet did not want...
"Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? For we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him." (Matthew...
Psalm 42:1-2; 5-6 "As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God?""Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet...
I zipped my suitcase shut. And my 4’10”, white-haired Mom walked in. “I worry about you traveling alone,” she said. “Someone will be staying with you in the hotel, right?”I imagine having her blind daughter travel to another country by herself concerns her.“Sure,” I...
"I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." (John 12:46, NIV2)How did Jesus demonstrate what real light meant?"Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good...
"They began to speak against God and Moses. 'Why have you brought us out of Egypt to die here in the wilderness?' They complained. 'There is nothing to eat here and nothing to drink. And we hate this horrible manna!'" Numbers 21:5 NLTIf I thought it, I was wrong. No...
What we rely on for strength can sometimes disappoint us.Saul replied, "But I'm only from the tribe of Benjamin, the smallest tribe in Israel, and my family is the least important of all the families of that tribe! I Samuel 9:21My middle brother is a weight lifter....
