Ephesians 4:39 (NLT) Let everything you say be good and helpful, so that your words will be an encouragement to those who hear them.   I was paid the sweetest compliment yesterday.  The cashier at the Walmart in Chattanooga and I chatted about my visit to the area, my lack of a Boston accent and…

John 13:14-15 (NLT) And since I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash each others’ feet.  I have given you an example to follow.  Do as I have done to you.   Do you know this verse?  Did you kinda skim through it?  Me too, the first time.  It’s easy…

Isaiah 55:8-9 (NLT) “My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts,” says the Lord.  “And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine.  For just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so my ways are higher than your ways and my thoughts higher than your thoughts.”   Why do you follow Jesus?  Pause…

Exodus 12:13 (NLT) But the blood on your doorposts will serve as a sign, marking the houses where you are staying. When I see the blood, I will pass over you. This plague of death will not touch you when I strike the land of Egypt.   Confession:  I’ve been pretty unfocused this Lenten season. …

John 10:9-10 (NLT) I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved.  They will come in and go out, and find pasture.  The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.   Pastor Karen gave an excellent message…

Proverbs 3:5-6 (NIV) Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to Him, and He will make your paths straight.   Two days ago, I shared how God answered my request for a fresh God-incidence I could use for my confirmation retreat devotion. …

1 Peter 3:15 (NLT) You must worship Christ as Lord of your life.  And if someone asks about your Christian hope, always be ready to explain it.   How do you explain your Christian hope?  It’s a hard thing to put into words, isn’t it?   It’s like my hope for spring in the middle…

Psalm 91:1-4 (NLT) Those who live in the shelter of the Most High will find rest in the shadow of the Almighty.  This I declare about the Lord: He alone is my refuge, my place of safety; He is my God and I trust Him.  He will rescue you from every trap and protect you…

Romans 15:13 (NLT) I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in Him.  Then you will overflow with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit.   I love two phrases in this scripture:  complete joy and peace & overflow with confident hope. …

Colossians 3:12 (NLT) Since God chose you to be the holy people He loves, you must clothe yourselves with tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.   And from Maya Angelou – “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made…