Enero 25
“For by grace you have been saved through faith; and this is not your own doing, it is the gift of God.” God’s love gives us the gift of life forever. “Diamonds are forever,” a prominent Houston jeweler advertises. God’s diamonds are truly forever. I am reminded of His love when I look at the […]
Enero 24
“The Lord will command His loving kindness in the daytime; And his song will be with me in the night, A prayer to the God of my life.” The God of the Old Testament and the God of the New Testament, they are the same God. The Old Testament with the kingdoms fighting for power […]
Enero 23
“Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.” From childhood forth, we have been encouraged to compete against our peers for the approval of the world; by making good grades, or […]
Enero 22
“All the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land or of the fruit of the trees, is the Lord’s; it is holy to the Lord.” In this age of technology, I am so often amazed at what people can do and make. I find myself to be in awe of man, […]
Enero 21
See that no one repays another with evil for evil, but always seek after that which is good for one another and for everyone else. For a decade and nearly a generation of high school students, I expounded a very simple thing – “Do not hate anything or anybody… in fact do not ever use […]
Enero 20
“You created my inmost self, knit me together in my mother’s womb. For so many marvels I thank you; a wonder am I, and all your works are wonders.” One of the most difficult things for me to do is to be in a crowd and be an unknown. Starting a new job, attending a […]
Enero 19
And when they had come to Capernaum, those who collected the two-drachma tax came to Peter, and said, “Does your teacher not pay the two-drachma tax?” He said, “Yes.” And when he came into the house, Jesus spoke to him first, saying, “What do you think, Simon? From whom do the kings of the earth […]
Enero 18
One of the teachers of the law came and heard them debating. Noticing that Jesus had given them a good answer, he asked him, “Of all the commandments, which is the most important?” “The most important one,” answered Jesus, ”is this: ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord […]
Enero 17
“Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.” When I was a child going to church camp, my two favorite times of the day (besides swim time) were the […]
Enero 16
“Even though the fig trees are all destroyed, and there is neither blossom left nor fruit, and though the olive crops all fail, and the fields lie barren: even if the flocks die in the fields and the cattle barns are empty, yet I will rejoice in the Lord; I will be happy in the […]