2 Each of us must please our neighbor for
~ Romans 15:2 Trust only movement. Life happens at the level of events, not of words. Trust movement. ~ Alfred Adler I am the neighbor who has…2 Each of us must please our neighbor for the good purpose of building up the neighbor.
Bind Us Together
10 Now I appeal to you, brothers and sisters,[a] by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you be in agreement and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be united in the same mind and the same purpose.
~ 1 Corinthians 1:10 The…
Every Good Thing
May the God of steadfastness and encouragement grant you to live in harmony with one another, in accordance with Christ Jesus, 6 so that together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
~ Romans 15:5-6 I have…
How He Loves Us
33 O the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways!
~ Romans 11:33 Any party which takes credit for the rain must not be surprised if its opponents blame it for the drought. …
Zephaniah, the Jesus Movement and Babe the Gallant Pig
The Lord, your God, is in your midst,
~ Zephaniah 3:17 Talking much about oneself can also be a…
a warrior who gives victory;
he will rejoice over you with gladness,
he will renew you[a] in his love;
he will exult over you with loud singing.
The Impossible Dream
Just as you do not know how the breath comes to the bones in the mother’s womb, so you do not know the work of God, who makes everything.
~ Ecclesiastes 11:5 None are so empty as those who are full of themselves. ~ Benjamin Whichcote ht…
Whatever is…
Blushing is the color of virtue.
~ Diogenes 13 For it was you who formed my inward parts;
you knit me together in my mother’s womb.
14 I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.
Wonderful are your works;
that I know very well. …
Glow Worms and Hope
Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain,
but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.
~ Proverbs 31:30 We are all worms, but I do believe I am a glowworm. ~ Winston Churchill https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHM02ptBGB0Planet Earth –…
Help Me Find It
5 Conduct yourselves wisely toward outsiders, making the most of the time.[a] 6 Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer everyone.
~ Colossians 4:5-6 People who lean on logic and philosophy and…
Those Lovely Intangibles
16 Rejoice always, 17 pray without ceasing, 18 give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. ~ 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
Fiction reveals truths that reality obscures.
~ Jessamyn West
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