One of them, when he saw he was healed, came back, praising God in a loud voice. He threw himself at Jesus’ feet and thanked him… Luke 17:15-16 (NIV) One day, while Jesus was on His way to Jerusalem, ten men with leprosy approached Him. In those days, leprosy was deadly. Once the disease had invaded your body, there was
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You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit—fruit that will last… John 15:16 (NIV) One of my fondest memories of grade school was playing kickball at recess. I loved that game so much, and I couldn’t wait to get on the field and get the game going. There
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He predestined us for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will… Ephesians 1:5 (NIV) My relationship with my daughter Anne started out differently than with my other kids. Anne first came to our home as a foster child, and that’s how I introduced her to people. “This is my foster daughter, Anne,” I would
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The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Psalm 19:1 (NIV) The other evening, as I walked by the front window of our home, I caught a glimpse of a bright light in the early evening sky. I knew what I saw was more than a distant airplane or helicopter. It seemed odd
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For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost. Luke 19:10 (NIV) D.L. Moody lived in the later part of the 1800s and was well known for his influence as an evangelist. History books say he led more than a million people to Christ during his lifetime. One of the most interesting facets of his life
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For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many. Mark 10:45 (NIV) Outside of Mexico City is one of the world’s most accurately restored and largest pyramid structures in the world. Teotihuacan is actually an ancient city with two pyramids at its heart, one
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As she stood behind him at his feet weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears. Then she wiped them with her hair, kissed them and poured perfume on them. Luke 7:38 (NIV) We don’t know her name; she is spoken of only as “the sinful woman.” What a label to live with—to be seen only as the
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Yet I will show love to Judah; and I will save them—not by bow, sword or battle, or by horses and horsemen, but I, the LORD their God, will save them. Hosea 1:7 (NIV) The story of Hosea is one of the craziest stories in the Bible. It begins with God telling his prophet Hosea to marry a promiscuous woman
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Luke 7:50 (NIV) Jesus said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.” She is held as an example of the kind of humility and service that God loves. We’re never even given her name and she’s only known as the sinful woman; the assumption is that she has lived an immoral life. We have few details
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I’m ready to go fishing. I love fishing; it doesn’t matter if it’s deep sea fishing, fly fishing, a pier, a boat or a dock. I love to fish and I’m happy to wet a line any day, anywhere. There’s something life-giving, almost spiritual about being out on the water and I’ve often repeated the familiar phrase, “A bad day fishing
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