In Focus

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2014 Let us run with endurance . . . keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith.— Hebrews 12:1 -2 When I was in high school, I went out for track and field.…

A Wing or a Weight?

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2014 Since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. –  Hebrews…

Shaped by Suffering

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2014 That’s why I take pleasure in my weaknesses, and in the insults, hardships, persecutions, and troubles that I suffer for Christ. For when I am weak, then I am strong.—2 Corinthians 12:10 On a recent visit…

Part of the Family

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2014 As we have many members in one body, but all the members do not have the same function, so we, being many, are one body in Christ, and individually members of one another.— Romans 12:4-5 Sometimes people…

A Change of Direction

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2014 We must all stand before Christ to be judged. We will each receive whatever we deserve for the good or evil we have done in our bodies.—2 Corinthians 5:10 One morning as Alfred Nobel was reading…

Little messes

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2014 He went into the temple and began to drive out those who bought and sold in it, saying to them, “It is written, ‘My house is a house of prayer,’ but you have made it a…

Call for Backup

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2014 My brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might.— Ephesians 6:10  Just as police officers call for backup when they sense that danger may be imminent, the first thing we must realize…

Through the Storm

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2014 That day when evening came, he said to his disciples, “Let us go over to the other side.”— Mark 4:35 In the gospel of Mark, we find an interesting story in which Jesus invited the disciples, some…

Revolver or Transactor

A revolver or a transactor is what credit bureaus are now using to refer to their customers. If you are a revolver, you tend to make charges on your credit card and do not pay the entire balance off on…