Scripture: 1 Peter 4:8 – “Above all, maintain constant love for one another, for love covers a multitude of sins.” (NRSVue) As I get...

Scripture: 1 Peter 3:9 – “Do not repay evil for evil or abuse for abuse, but, on the contrary, repay with a blessing. It is for this that...

Scripture: Psalm 102:7 – “I lie awake; I am like a lonely bird on the housetop.” (NRSVue) The Psalms are the beating heart of the Bible....

Scripture: Matthew 20:21 – “And he said to her, ‘What do you want?’ She said to him, ‘Declare that these two sons of mine will sit, one...

Scripture: Proverbs 9:3b-4a: “…she calls from the highest places in the town, “You who are simple, turn in here!” (NRSVue) My son is...

Scripture: Jonah 1:12 – “He said to them, “Pick me up and throw me into the sea; then the sea will quiet down for you, for I know it is...

Scripture: Exodus 14:17 – “Then I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians so that they will go in after them, and so I will gain glory...

Scripture: Isaiah 50:6 – “I gave my back to those who struck me and my cheeks to those who pulled out the beard; I did not hide my face...

Scripture: Jeremiah 32:39 – “I will make an everlasting covenant with them, never to draw back from doing good to them, and I will put...

Scripture: Matthew 9:33 – “And when the demon had been cast out, the one who had been mute spoke, and the crowds were amazed and said,...

Scripture: 2 John 7 – “Many deceivers have gone out into the world, those who do not confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh; any...

Scripture: Hebrews 3:13 – “But exhort one another every day, as long as it is called “today,” so that none of you may be hardened by the...

Scripture: Psalm 32:3 – “While I kept silent, my body wasted away through my groaning all day long.” (NRSVue) My daughter does this...

Scripture: Joel 2:15-16a – “Blow the trumpet in Zion; consecrate a fast; call a solemn assembly; gather the people.” (NRSVue) Today is...

Scripture: Deuteronomy 23:25 – “If you go into your neighbor’s standing grain, you may pluck the ears with your hand, but you shall not...

Scripture: 2 Kings 22:9-10 – “Then Shaphan the secretary came to the king and reported to the king, “Your servants have melted down the...

Scripture: Philemon 6 – “I pray that the partnership of your faith may become effective as you comprehend all the good that we share in...

Scripture: Genesis 49:26a – “The blessings of your father are stronger than the blessings of the eternal mountains, the bounties of the...

Scripture: Psalm 40:8 – “I delight to do your will, O my God; your law is within my heart.” (NRSVue) The Bible is not as straight forward...

Scripture: Acts of the Apostles 8:11 – “And they listened eagerly to him because for a long time he had amazed them with his magic.”...