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October 14, 2023

Watch Yourselves

“Life in the Spirit should never cause us to put our guard down or give up the daily fight against sin.” Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – October 14, 2023 Brothers and sisters, if someone is caught in a sin, you who live by the Spirit should restore that person gently. But watch yourselves, [...]

October 13, 2023

Generous Forgiveness

“Your intimate encounters with the Lord and His children are missing where forgiveness is missing.” Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – October 13, 2023 At that point Peter got up the nerve to ask, “Master, how many times do I forgive a brother or sister who hurts me? Seven?” Jesus replied, “Seven! Hardly. [...]

October 12, 2023

The Training Ground for Love

“The concrete reality of relationships makes them the unavoidable training ground for love.” Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – October 12, 2023 We love because he first loved us. Whoever claims to love God yet hates a brother or sister is a liar. For whoever does not love their brother and sister, whom they have [...]

October 11, 2023

Relational Health

“Relational health grows best when you both care.” Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – October 11, 2023 Care for one another. 1 Corinthians 12:25 Today is my wife Rita’s birthday, and her birthday wish is to hike Yonah Mountain in north Georgia. Last year, we began our annual tradition of trekking up to [...]

October 10, 2023

Living as an Overcomer

“Overcome your hard heart.” Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – October 10, 2023 But in all these things we overwhelmingly conquer through Him who loved us. Romans 8:37 I recently read a quote on the internet that I found interesting: “What you can become depends on what you can overcome.” When I think about [...]

October 9, 2023

Generous Mercy

“Jesus’ lovers are never too proud to receive mercy and never too stubborn to give mercy.” Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – October 9, 2023 But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God: I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever. Psalm 52:8 Mercy is [...]

October 8, 2023

Why It’s Good to Ask for Help

“When you ask for help, others can grow in love.” Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – October 8, 2023 By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another. John 13:35 As soon as I was diagnosed with cancer, I shared my trial on Facebook [...]

October 7, 2023

What’s Your Custom?

“If we want to know God and encounter the light of his love in transformative ways, we must intentionally place ourselves in the stream of his grace.” Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – October 7, 2023 And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. And as was his custom, he went to the [...]

October 6, 2023

Aside to Abide

“Jesus modeled and taught the essential discipline of coming aside to abide with Him.” Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – October 6, 2023 He [Jesus] took the twelve [disciples] aside. Luke 18:31, NKJV A healthy life is a complementary life. Complementary in the sense of two opposite experiences that bring meaning and fulfillment [...]

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