"You are the salt of the earth... You are the light of the world." Mt 5:13-14 NKJV Christ's critics told the truth when they said, "He stirs up the people" (Lk 23:5 NKJV).

"Lead me, O Lord, make Your way straight before my face." Ps 5:8 NKJV Hannah Whitall Smith writes: "God's voice will always be in harmony with itself, regardless of how many ways

"Whoever says to the guilty, 'You are innocent'--peoples will curse." Pr 24:24 Ever lied to protect the reputation of someone you love?  Or covered up for them?  Or

"He will take care of you." Ps 55:22 NLT Gladys Aylward, missionary to China more than fifty years ago, was forced to flee when the Japanese invaded

  "Take a lesson from the ants...they labor hard all summer, gathering food for the winter." Pr 6:6-8 NLT Your income-producing years are limited so don't

"Cease from anger...it only causes harm." Ps 37:8 NKJV In a 1994 newspaper article, "War's Lethal Leftovers Threaten Europeans," Associated Press reporter Christopher Burns

"It is wonderful to say the right thing at the right time!" Pr 15:23 NLT Here are three communication principles you should practice: (1) The principle of proper timing.

  "Whatever is in your heart determines what you say." Mt 12:34 NLT The sign under a largemouth bass in a taxidermist's window read: "If I'd just kept my

"A sower went out to sow his seed." Lk 8:5 NKJV The seed of God's Word is always productive.  The only variable is the soil of our hearts.  In the parable of the sower

"Because you have been trustworthy."  Lk 19:17 NIV Money will buy you a bed but not sleep, books but not brains, food but not an appetite, a house but not a home, medicine

"And go all the way with him." Php 3:10 While John was a prisoner on the Isle of Patmos, far from his loved ones and surrounded by the cries of abused captives, he had a vision

"While he was still a long way off, his father... ran and embraced him." Lk 15:20 NAS James MacDonald writes: "Maybe you've done something you think is beyond [God's] mercy... or

Adoniram Judson's father, a Congregational minister, hoped and prayed that his son would follow in his footsteps, but Adoniram had other ideas.  He considered the ministry a waste of time and

  "He will order his angels to protect you wherever you go." Ps 91:11 NLT Every two weeks the missionary went to the city to purchase medical supplies for a small

He will order his angels to protect you wherever you go.Ps 91:11 NLT Every two weeks the missionary went to the city to purchase medical supplies for a small field hospital where

"Even perfection has it's limits." Ps 119:96 NLT High standards and attention to detail are commendable; they show you take pride in your work.  However, dyed-in-the-wool

"I am filled with power, with the Spirit of the Lord." Mic 3:8 NIV Picture this: Huge shovels dig house-sized scoops of coal.  Pulverized and loaded onto railroad boxcars,

"Suffering produces perseverance." Ro 5:3-4 NIV Leslie Williams writes: "An oilman discovered someone was illegally extracting oil from his property.  When it went to court

"We are citizens of heaven." Php 3:20 NLT Patrick Jenkins says, "Having lived in South America as missionaries, my family and I realized that moving to another jungle location

"Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation." Mt 26:41 NKJV The enemy knows what your God-given potential is, and he's out to stop you before you reach it.  Prayer puts

"Do not worry about tomorrow." Mt 6:34 NKJV Dr. Jay Adams tells the story of a man who decided to give up worry.  When a friend noticed how relaxed he looked and asked how

"Do not worry about tomorrow."     Mt 6:34 NKJV To prosper in tough times: (1) Resist greed.  "You shall not covet" (Ex 20:17 NIV).  The drive to keep up

  "Do not worry about tomorrow." Mt 6:34 NKJV Fear makes us react emotionally, doing all the wrong things.  We abandon the principles of Scripture and

"Do not worry about tomorrow." Mt 6:34 NKJV Unless you lived through the Great Depression you've never experienced times like the present: bank failures, bailouts, housing

"Do not worry about tomorrow." Mt 6:34 NKJV A television news announcer recently quipped, "Speaking of the economy, if it weren't for bad news there'd be no news at all!" 

"I was afraid." Lk 19:21 NIV Ask yourself, "What would I attempt, if I weren't afraid of failing?"  Jesus told of a man who entrusted his business to three key

"I am... the God of Abraham... Isaac, and...Jacob." Ex 3:6 NKJV Today we're conditioned to think in terms of instant gratification.  We're the generation of lunch-time face

"We have different gifts." Ro 12:6 NIV He wanted to conduct, but his styles didn't work. During soft passages he'd crouch extremely low. For loud sections he'd leap into

"Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, so are...children."  Ps 127:4 NKJV The Bible says parents are like archers and children are like arrows. Parent, as an archer

"I will draw water for your camels also."            Ge 24:19 NKJVThe story of Rebekah teaches us a very important

"I will draw water for your camels also." Ge 24:19 NKJV One day Abraham sent his servant Eliezer out to find a wife for his son Isaac. Standing by a small town well, Eliezer

"Your words were found, and I ate them." Jer 15:16 NKJV A woman bought a parrot, took him home, and then returned him to the pet store the next day. "This bird doesn't talk," she