Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, and give no opportunity to the devil. Reading through the gospels, you may note that there are several instances where people express indignation. The other ten disciples are indignant at the request of James and John for seats of…

Wait for the LORD; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the LORD. There is a lot of waiting in life. In a suburban area such as the one in which most of us live, there is a daily wait—it is called traffic. Heading to work or on some other necessary trip,…

For God alone my soul waits in silence; from him comes my salvation. The Shema—Deuteronomy 6:4-9—is a part of scripture that remains of supreme importance to the Jewish faith to this day. It is called Shema because of the first word in verse four, “Hear” (the Hebrew word is shema). Observant Jews recite it aloud…

He chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. We make plans, at least most of us. Before we venture into something, we tend to like to consider our options and the potential outcome for each. In fact, the bigger the decision, the more…

So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets. Jesus was deadly serious about keeping of the Law. In fact, he has already declared early in this block of teaching (the above is Matt. 7:12, included in the “Sermon on the Mount,”…