Read Thessalonians 5:1-11 Thought for the Day: I can be an encourager to someone today. When I was a senior in high school, I was asked to teach tennis and had a student who was the worst player I coached that summer. One day when her best...
Read John 20:30-31 Thought for the Day: Do I know what the point is? As a school teacher, I have learned that every year is its own unique challenge. Even before we ever had pandemic-related school closures to deal with, we have had our share of snow...
Read Matthew 4:1-4 Thought for the Day: Peace comes from putting God first. We are most vulnerable to making poor decisions when we are Hungry, Angry, Lonely, and/or Tired (“H.A.L.T.”). If we take a moment and look back at our most embarrassing actions, many of them likely...
Read Matthew 22:34-40 Thought for the Day: Good decisions are based on loving God and neighbors! One day when I was in Kindergarten, I got into the car with a family member to go out for pizza. What makes this particular outing memorable is that I was...
Read 2 Samuel 12:1-13 Thought for the Day: God is my first love! The boy who became King David loved his sheep and wrote the 23rd Psalm. He played the harp for his troubled king and defeated Goliath with a smooth stone. Early in his life, David’s...
Read Colossians 3:12-14 Thought for the Day: Love holds us together! When many look back on their time in middle school, they often remember what can only be described as an awkward time in life. But, even if the experience of going through those years isn’t called...
Read Matthew 11:25-30 Thought for the Day: Jesus invites me to bring my problems to Him! In the First Century, work animals were fitted with yokes. These were large wooden beams that allowed an animal to pull a heavy cart. As you may imagine, the life of...
Read Luke 24:1-12 Thought for the Day: Only Jesus is good enough! It is easy to look around at others and start to believe we aren’t good enough and need to do more. Spend a few minutes on any social media platform and you will find yourself...
Read Ephesians 4:1-3 Thought for the Day: “Walk worthy of the calling!!” Over two thousand years ago, Jesus of Nazareth approached a group of people who, in the eyes of their society, were anything but the most qualified. He quickly assembled a ragtag group that included fishermen...
Read Psalm 117 Thought for the Day: God’s people are everywhere. I was in a new school. Our family had moved from Lincoln, RI to Whitinsville, MA. Now, not only was I in this new school, it was a new type of school. First, in our new...