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.”...

Scripture: 1 John 2:6 – “Whoever says, ‘I abide in him,” ought to walk just as he walked.” (NRSV) Has anyone ever told you that you were...

Scripture: Matthew 25:31-46 – “Then the king will say to those at his right hand, ‘Come, you that are blessed by my Father, inherit the...

Scripture: Acts of the Apostles 19:27 – “And there is danger not only that this trade of ours may come into disrepute but also that the...

Scripture: 1 John 2:9 – “Whoever says, ‘I am in the light,’ while hating a brother or sister, is still in the darkness.” (NRSV) Did you...

Scripture: Ephesians 2:14 – “For he is our peace; in his flesh he has made both groups into one and has broken down the dividing wall,...

Scripture: 2 Samuel 19:34 – “But Barzillai said to the king, ‘How many years have I still to live, that I should go up with the king to...