To be loved "less"...
"So Jacob went in to Rachel also, and he loved Rachel more than Leah." (Genesis 29:30) My wife is not much of a reader. But a decade or...
Too familiar.
"And they took offense at him. Then Jesus said to them, 'Prophets are not without honor, except in their hometown, and among their own...
"Leave!"
"Then they began to beg Jesus to leave their neighborhood." (Mark 5:17) We humans tend to like what we know. We resist change. We take...
Renewed
"And the one who was seated on the throne said, 'See, I am making all things new.'" (Revelation 21:5) There are some pretty amazing...
Learning from the women...
"Meanwhile, standing near the cross of Jesus were his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene."...
"Showing my power in you..."
"For the scripture says to Pharaoh, 'I have raised you up for the very purpose of showing my power in you, so that my name may be...
"McGrace"
"Take what belongs to you and go; I choose to give to this last the same as I give to you. Am I not allowed to do what I choose with...
Our "prevent" defense.
"Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan, to be baptized by John. He would have prevented Jesus saying, 'I need to be...
Peace. (Twice!)
"Pray for the peace of Jerusalem, 'May they prosper who love you. Peace be within your walls, and security within your towers.' For the...
Remember the poor.
"...they gave to Barnabas and me the right hand of fellowship, agreeing that we should go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised. ...
