Tag: choices

TODAY’S SPECIAL: 2 John 1-13 TO CHEW ON: "I ask that we love one another. And this is love: that we walk in obedience to his commands. As you have heard from the beginning, his command is that you walk in love." 2 John 5-6 To “walk in love” means different things to different people. To some it mean...

TODAY’S SPECIAL: Numbers 14:1-12, 20-23 TO CHEW ON: "Not one of them will ever see the land I promised on oath to their ancestors. No one who has treated me with contempt will ever see it." Numbers 14:23When the twelve spies came back from Canaan, only two thought they could conquer the people and m...

TODAY’S SPECIAL: James 2:14-19 TO CHEW ON: "In the same way, faith by itself, if not accompanied by action, is dead." James 2:17Someone wakes you up at night yelling, “Fire!” How will you show you believe the warning? Of course you’ll get out of the house. The sign says, “Beward - shallow Water.” Wh...

TODAY’S SPECIAL: 2 Timothy 3:14-17 TO CHEW ON: "All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness." 2 Timothy 3:16 Have you ever had a toy that needed putting together, or a complicated watch or camera? It came with an instruction book, righ...

TODAY'S SPECIAL: Read: Genesis 4: 1-12 Detail from "Cain and Abel Offering Their Sacrifices" by Gustave Doré TO CHEW ON: "Then the Lord said to Cain, 'Why are you angry? Why is your face downcast? If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching...

TODAY'S SPECIAL: Colossians 3:1-11TO CHEW ON: Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry. Colossians 3:5 Our bodies are surrounded by invisible enemies. Tiny bacteria and viruses live all around us on...

TODAY’S SPECIAL: Romans 8:5-11 TO CHEW ON: The mind of sinful man is death, but the mind controlled by the Spirit is life and peace. Romans 8:6 Most vehicles, machines and toys have controls. Can you match the object with its controls? 1. Car ____ 4. Bike ____ 2. Computer ____ 5. Video Game ____ 3...

TODAY’S SPECIAL: Psalm 1:1-6 CHEW ON: "But they (people who try to please God) take joy in doing all God wants them to. They think about God’s laws day and night. They think about ways to follow him more closely." Psalm 1:2 (The [Simplified] Living Bible) Illustration by Annie Vallotton from the Goo...

TODAY’S SPECIAL: Joshua 7:10-25 TO CHEW ON: “Israel has sinned; they have violated my covenant, which I commanded them to keep. They have taken some of the devoted things; they have stolen, they have lied, they have put them with their own possessions.” Joshua 7:11 Have you ever done something sneak...

TODAY’S SPECIAL: James 1:5-8TO CHEW ON: "If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you." James 1:5 1) The power of true and right discernment2) Good practical judgment; common sense. Who wouldn’t want wisdom? We all nee...

TODAY’S SPECIAL: Exodus 18:13-27 TO CHEW ON: "Moses listened to his father-in-law and did everything he said." Exodus 18:24 One day Moses got some important visitors. His father-in-law Jethro brought Moses’ wife and two sons to be with him. They had a wonderful family reunion and Moses told them the...

TODAY’S SPECIAL: James 3:1-12 TO CHEW ON: "Likewise the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts. Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark." James 3:5 Which of these could start a forest fire?- a cigarette butt- a spark from a campfire- a match If you answe...