To realize news is good, we usually contrast it with the bad news that surrounds it. What’s the best news you’ve ever received?

There is one who is always there when we call. Psalm 138: 3 expressed it this way: “On the day I called, you answered me; my strength of soul you increased.”

We can either trip over Jesus or build our lives on him. As we each construct our lives upon the living stone of Jesus, we become a spiritual framework that God uses in expanding his kingdom.

Long before screenwriters used the technique of a plot twist, the Holy Spirit had already mastered the method. And if foreshadowing is a part of a good plot twist, then the ancient writers with divine inspiration used that technique as well. We see all of this in many places in the drama of Scripture, but maybe the book of Esther is the best example of perfect and powerful plot twists.

Today I am considering that Peter’s beautiful words stretch to include my friends and all of us who share friendships with each other as we watched loved ones depart this world and take claim of what we all believe we one day will also receive.

Remember these four words, and you may find a new reason every day to be thankful.

Sure, you’re busy with many important activities, but how do your actions reflect the beliefs you proclaim as you worship today? This week’s posts challenge us to get on with God’s work because we have faith in him. Take a few minutes from your busyness to reread and share some of these posts.

My friend spoke of chaos and his decision to step into it in order to serve Christ and his church. In a way he reminds me of the choice Mary made.

Living with a bad decision is like walking with a bag of sand tied to your feet. And of all the possible bad decisions, choosing the wrong partner is one of the worst.

Just like my stubborn shoulder, God’s people were hard to handle. The Bible had some corrections for them—me, too!

I’ve never heard a preacher speaking of the relation between Haggai and James. But today I saw something new about how they, and you and I, are connected.