Read John 4:7-10 Thought for the Day: ‘Sides’ and ‘labels’ don’t matter, but people do! Few fictional friendships measure up to the deep bond between Gimli the Dwarf and Legolas the Elf in The Lord of the Rings. But what ended as one of the all-time great...
Read Luke 9:23-27 Thought for the Day: I am called to live with an eternal perspective! In 1956, a Christian missionary named Jim Elliot was killed in Ecuador by the very people he had gone down to preach the Gospel to. Having gone to Ecuador to spread...
Read John 19:26-27 Thought for the Day: We are called to care for each other! In the children’s story Mother Bruce, we meet a grumpy bear who lived all by himself and only really enjoyed one thing: eating eggs. However, while other bears were fine with eating...
Read Matthew 4:18-22 Thought for the Day: Jesus calls ordinary people to live extraordinarily! Thousands of years ago, Jesus of Nazareth approached a group of young men with a simple request: “Follow me.” Too often, we make Christianity about everything and anything other than following Jesus. Instead...
Read John 15:12-15 Thought for the Day: Jesus calls each of us ‘friend’! It would be an oversimplification to say that Joseph Scriven lived a tragic life. After college, he fell in love with a young woman and was eager to spend his life with her. Tragically,...
Read Luke 19:2-10 Thought for the Day: As believers, we are called to love the lost! One of life’s greatest challenges is learning to love the so-called ‘unlovable’. Each of us encounter individuals whose actions or choices make it extremely challenging for others to develop deep and...
Read Luke 15:11-32 Thought for the Day: In times of exile, it is time to come home! Simba hadn’t done anything wrong. While his Uncle Scar had manipulated him into believing that he was responsible for the death of his father, it was a clear and plain...
Read Luke 22:49-51 Thought for the Day: Jesus offers a better way! Even as He faced betrayal and arrest, Jesus continued to demonstrate grace and forgiveness to those around Him. On the night Jesus was taken away, one of His followers lashed out in frustration and fear....
Read Luke 17:11-19 Thought for the Day: Be the 10th healed leper; be grateful! In the Ancient World, those sick with leprosy were completely cast out of society. As they dealt with a horribly debilitating and painful illness, they experienced a profound and unparalleled sense of isolation....
Read Mark 10:46-52 Thought for the Day: Like Jesus, let’s learn to listen first and then respond! He had no job. He had no friends. He was used to having people telling him to be silent. It is fair to say that his society wished he would...