GUIDELINES FOR LIVING

Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.  Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes.  Ephesians…

Do two walk together unless they have agreed to do so?  Amos 3:3 Have you ever stood on the banks of two great rivers and watched as the two merged…

I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, that I also may be cheered when I receive news about you.  I have no one else like…

Someone in the crowd said to him, "Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me."  Jesus replied, "Man, who appointed me a judge or an arbiter between you?" …

Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.  Psalm 90:12 I picked it up from my friend Ken Gaydos, and I suspect that…

Therefore, strengthen your feeble arms and weak knees. Make level paths for your feet, so that the lame may not be disabled, but rather healed.  Hebrews 12:12-13 William Wordsworth, the…

Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise ‑‑ the fruit of lips that confess his name.  Hebrews 13:15 Have you ever had the urge…

Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.  Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones you have crushed…

A man who commits adultery lacks judgment; whoever does so destroys himself.  Proverbs 6:32 When I asked the Episcopal Bishop of Liberia what was the greatest problem facing families in…

How good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in unity!  It is like precious oil poured on the head, running down on the beard.  Psalm 133:1 Loving what…

But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars--their place will be in the fiery lake of…

He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him.  Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave…

He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, and familiar with suffering. Like one from whom men hide their faces, he was despised, and we esteemed him…

But we know that when he appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.  1 John 3:2 It's an amazing fact, yet true: the…

They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, with a request. "Sir," they said, "we would like to see Jesus."  John 12:21 Author Philip Yancey grew up in…

I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there' and it will move.…

When Uriah's wife heard that her husband was dead, she mourned for him.  After the time of mourning was over, David had her brought to his house, and she became…

When the men of that place asked him about his wife, he said, "She is my sister," because he was afraid to say, "She is my wife."  He thought, "The…

Then Peter said, "Ananias, how is it that Satan has so filled your heart that you have lied to the Holy Spirit and have kept for yourself some of the…

Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall. Proverbs 16:18 The Bible leaves no question about where God stands in relationship to what He loves and what He…