1 Corinthians 13:1-3 (NIV) If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal.  If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains,…

Colossians 3:1-2 (NIV) Set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.  Set your minds on things above, not on earthly thing.   Today I pass along excerpts of a devotion from Jen at Good Morning Girls.  We hear it over and over:  Focus on Christ not on…

Proverbs 21:21 (MSG) Whoever goes hunting for what is right and kind finds life itself – glorious life!   For months I have wanted to invite the new neighbors for dinner.  I say ‘new’, but they moved in last summer!  We’ve chatted a few times and I really like them.  I look forward to knowing…

John 4:13-14 (NIV) Jesus answered, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst.  Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.”   The first part of this verse is probably familiar.  When…

1 Kings 21:23 (NIV) And also concerning Jezebel the Lord says: ‘Dogs will devour Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel.’   My group of ladies is reading Bad Girls of the Bible by Liz Curtis Higgs (who, by the way, was a fabulous speaker at the 2013 Women of Faith conference).  This week’s bad girl…

1 Corinthians 2:9 No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined what God has prepared for those who love him.   I think I’m a Southern gal.  I gravitate toward the passion of authors and speakers with Southern roots – spirit filled and showing it!  Not all the time, but…

Matthew 6:25-27 (NLT) -That is why I tell you not to worry about everyday life – whether you have enough food and drink, or enough clothes to wear… Look at the birds.  They don’t plant or harvest or store food in barns, for your heavenly Father feeds them.  And aren’t you far more valuable to…

Philippians 4:8 (NLT) And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise.   For the most part, I don’t worry.  Maybe that’s a character flaw, but I’m a…

Ephesians 4:29 (NIV) Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.   Matthew 9:4 (NLT) Why do you have such evil thoughts in your hearts?   My Bible has a huge arrow…

Ephesians 5:15-17 (ESV) Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil.  Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.   My last words to you posed a somewhat rhetorical question:  How do we…