‘But they, measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves amongst themselves, are not wise.’ 2 Corinthians 10:12 KJV Jesus said: ‘Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with...
‘Let us run with endurance the race God has set before us. We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus.’ Hebrews 12:1–2 NLT Glenn Cunningham was born on an American farm and educated in a one-room schoolhouse. He and his brother were responsible for keeping the school’s...
‘Take up your cross and follow Me.’ Mark 8:34 NLT God is a desire-creating, desire-satisfying God. Birds want to fly because God created them to do it. Dolphins want to swim because God created them with an instinct to swim. God doesn’t plant wrong desires in us. When...
‘Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good.’ Psalm 34:8 NKJV When the Bible tells you what you ought to do, you can take it in two different ways: the ought of obligation or the ought of opportunity. The first kind refers to your duty. You ought to pay your taxes, you...
‘Serve the Lord with gladness.’ Psalm 100:2 NKJV To grow in your relationship with God, you must move from the ‘should’ to the ‘want to’ category. The most basic assessment we have for any experience or event is what morality educator Jonathan Haidt calls our...
