Monthly Archives: June 2012

“My gifts are better than the purest gold, my wages better than sterling silver!”  (Proverbs 8:19 NLT). A gentleman recently interviewed on the radio, spoke of the time in his family when anything purchased had to pass the “table top … Continue reading →

“Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath” (James 1:19). If we would all apply today’s verse, this would be amazing. Think how many conflicts we could resolve. The phrase “slow … Continue reading →

“Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth” (1 Corinthians 13:6). Barnes Notes on the Bible offers some insight on today’s verse. Many times when we listen to someone talk, even for just a few minutes, we can guess … Continue reading →

“Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil” (1 Corinthians 13:4-5). Paul wanted to show … Continue reading →

“Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and … Continue reading →

“Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers” (Ephesians 4:29). As we look at another aspect of resolving conflict this week, … Continue reading →

“One of the men lying there had been sick for thirty-eight years.  When Jesus saw him and knew how long he had been ill, he asked him, Would you like to get well?  I can’t, sir, the sick man said, … Continue reading →