We may remember waiting for messages and for replies to the messages we sent. Now the messages can come sooner. Who needs the message we can send?

They are not your worst or biggest enemy. Whatever your political party, social cause, or personal opponent, you might think you know the enemy’s name, but you may be battling against the wrong foe.

We might all wish someone would refer to us the way Paul described Timothy. We might all like to be a friend and partner like the ones that made Paul’s ministry possible.

“Following God is not safe,” Dean wrote this week. But following God IS the most fulfilling way to live. Posts this week encourage us to keep our eyes on God and learn to see how he’s working in and through us day by day. Choose one to read again, and to share with a friend.

Reflecting on my own experiences with—and questions about—how God may be answering the prayers I’m offering.

Just like that, Jesus changed everything for two seekers who desperately need his healing. Dare we hope for our own just-like-that-moments, too?

What if we looked at our trials and troubles in a new way? What if we saw how God could use them to help us spread his good news?

“He who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.”

We have all seen moments with chances best described as “slim to none.” Many of these result in the predicted outcome. In Scripture we see many situations where, from a human perspective, we would agree that the main characters were facing slim-to-none possibilities for survival or success.

As we walk with Jesus there will be many days of wonder. Our sense of wonder at this marvelous Savior will also bring conviction. And our conviction must lead to love for all people.

Focus, focus, focus! Focus on God’s goodness, God’s plan, God’s standards for the healthiest life possible. Readers of these daily posts get help with the challenge of seeing God amid all the distractions of this life. The following snippets from this week’s offerings will show you how this is true.

Have we become interstate people, insisting that the best path between two points is the shortest? I’m not convinced that’s true.

I have a friend who told his workers to devote regular time just to thinking. The psalmist understood the genius in this advice when he advocated simply pondering the depths of God’s Word.

Everybody knows walking is good for you, but Paul goes way beyond the medical experts to explain how to have a healthy spiritual walk.

“Forgive us for the idols we create when fighting for our causes instead of embracing the unity possible through Christ. Thank you for making it possible for us to know peace, to live peace, and to offer your peace to others through Jesus.”

Two aged saints saw God fulfill his promise to them and his plan for all humankind, when the infant Jesus was presented in the temple,

“Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.”

It’s a great life we live . . . when we submit it to the standards God gave to make it good. Discover several of them as you review and remember insights posted here this week.

“My grace is sufficient for you” threatens not to satisfy in our more-is-better world.

Just as guardrails along mountain roads help guarantee a fulfilling journey, God’s guardrails equip us for the best way to move forward.