Matthew 22:37-39 Jesus said to him, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind." This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like it: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself." Matthew 22:37-39, NKJV There are three great relationships in life: our relationship with God; our relationship with self; and our relationship with other people. Our life is like a cross with vertical (God-ward) and horizontal (manward) lines...

Corinthians 16:13-14 Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong. Do everything in love. 1 Corinthians 16:13-14, NIV Here are a few things that Paul says to the church of Corinth, which seems to be a timely word for our day. 1) Be on your guard! We never know where temptation and sin will come from, nor when they will hit us. However, we can learn from our failures and mistakes. We can figure out that being tired makes us vulnerable to impatience. We can be alert to...

Psalm 20:7-8 Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God. They are brought to their knees and fall, but we rise up and stand firm. Psalm 20:7-8, NKJV For people in the modern world, trusting in chariots and horses may seem like a pleasant metaphor, but remember, these were prime examples of human power and might in the ancient world. Therefore, I wonder how David would have written this verse now today. "Some trust in science." "Some trust in...