Scripture: Matthew 12:36-37 – “I tell you, on the day of judgment you will have to give an account for every careless word you utter, for...

Scripture: Psalm 124:8 – “Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth.” (NRSVue) There is a lot of stuff that happens...

Scripture: Revelation 22:21 – “The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all the saints. Amen.” (NRSVue) In J. R. R. Tolkien’s novel The Lord...

Scripture: Ephesians 4:26 – “Be angry but do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger…” (NRSVue) When I was heading into middle...

Scripture: 2 John 9 – “Everyone who does not abide in the teaching of Christ, but goes beyond it, does not have God; whoever abides in...

Scripture: Psalm 142:4 – “Look on my right hand and see: there is no one who takes notice of me; no refuge remains to me; no one cares...

Scripture: Matthew 21:31a – “Which of the two did the will of his father?” (NRSVUE) When I was in high school, one of the most important...

Scripture: Jeremiah 9:8 – “Their tongue is a deadly arrow; it speaks deceit through the mouth. They all speak friendly words to their...

Scripture: Acts of the Apostles 26:29 – “Paul replied, ‘Whether quickly or not, I pray to God that not only you but also all who are...

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 9:7 – “Each of you must give as you have made up your mind, not regretfully or under compulsion, for God loves a...

Scripture: Psalm 119:50 – “This is my comfort in my distress, that your promise gives me life.” (NRSVUE) There are a couple of...

Scripture: Acts 4:9-10 – “…if we are being questioned today because of a good deed done to someone who was sick and are being asked how...

Scripture: Romans 8:31 – “What then are we to say about these things? If God is for us, who is against us?” (NRSVUE) When we look back at...

Scripture: 1 Timothy 4:4 – “For everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected, provided it is received with...

Scripture: Luke 14:16-17 – “Then Jesus said to him, ‘Someone gave a great dinner and invited many. At the time for the dinner he sent his...

Scripture: Jeremiah 7:9-10 – “Will you steal, murder, commit adultery, swear falsely, make offerings to Baal, and go after other gods...

Scripture: Psalm 74:13-14 – “You divided the sea by your might; you broke the heads of the dragons in the waters. You crushed the heads...

Scripture: Isaiah 24:4 – “The earth dries up and withers, the world languishes and withers; the heavens languish together with the...

Scripture: Colossians 3:18 – “Wives, be subject to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.” (NRSV) There are many parts of the Bible...

Scripture: Colossians 2:22 – “All these regulations refer to things that perish with use; they are simply human commands and teachings.”...