"I have loved you with an everlasting love." (Jeremiah 31:3) One of the most dramatic and mysterious love letters of all time was penned by composer Ludwig van Beethoven and was only discovered after his death in 1827. The hastily handwritten letter is full of passionate lines like, "My eternally beloved...I can only live either … Continue reading Daily Scripture Series – Jan. 28th
Daily Scripture Series – Jan. 29th
"A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another." (John 13:34). Stradivarius violins, cellos, and guitars are among the most treasured musical instruments in the world. Crafted during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the pieces are rare and invaluable. Something so precious deserves the … Continue reading Daily Scripture Series – Jan. 29th
Daily Scripture Series – Jan. 27th
"Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you." (James 4:7) After years of struggle and crying out in prayer, Frank quit drinking. He attributes his continued sobriety to God's work in his life. But he also made some important changes. He no longer kept alcohol in the house, watched … Continue reading Daily Scripture Series – Jan. 27th
Daily Scripture Series – Jan. 26th
"In peace I will lie down and sleep." (Psalm 4:8). In his 1985 book Generation to Generation, family therapist and Rabbi Edwin Friedman introduced the phrase "a non-anxious presence." Friedman's thesis, later articulated in "A Failure of Nerve", is that "the climate of contemporary America has become so chronically anxious that our society has gone … Continue reading Daily Scripture Series – Jan. 26th
Who Do You Follow? Who Do You Belong To?
"I appeal to you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree and that there be no dissensions among you, but that you be united in the same mind and the same judgment. For it has been reported to me by Chloe's people that there is quarreling among you, … Continue reading Who Do You Follow? Who Do You Belong To?
Daily Scripture Series – Jan. 25th
"She has done a beautiful thing to me." (Matthew 26:10). A twenty-dollar bill and two leaflets with messages about Jesus. That's what was inside an envelope labeled "John Daniels Sr, Random Act of Kindness Day." A woman gave it to someone I know when they were on their walk at the community college campus nearby. … Continue reading Daily Scripture Series – Jan. 25th
No Thought Police 