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Daily Encouragement - August 14

Jesus called the crowd to him and said, “Listen and understand. What goes into someone’s mouth does not defile them, but what comes out...

Daily Encouragement - August 13

How good and pleasant it is when kindred live together in unity! Psalm 133:1 And let us consider how we may provoke one another to love...

Daily Encouragement - August 12

Mark 9:30-37 (CEB) From there Jesus and his followers went through Galilee, but he didn’t want anyone to know it. This was because he...

Daily Encouragement - August 11

Let me hear what God the Lord will speak, for he will speak peace to his people, to his faithful, to those who turn to him in their...

Daily Encouragement - August 10

Philippians 2:5 Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus. This verse was part of the verses I chose for my first...

Daily Encouragement - August 8

You shall further command the Israelites to bring you pure oil of beaten olives for the light, so that a lamp may be set up to burn...

Friday Greetings - August 7

Have you ever dwelt on something bad for what seemed like forever…especially something you could have changed? Made a bad mistake or said...

Daily Encouragement - August 7

The Lord said, “Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the Lord, for the Lord is about to pass by.” Then a great and...

Daily Encouragement - August 6

Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord. Psalm 27:14 Be strong and let your heart take courage,...

Daily Encouragement - August 5

Exodus 16: 2-3 2 The whole Israelite community complained against Moses and Aaron in the desert. 3 The Israelites said to them, “Oh, how...

Daily Encouragement - August 4

In peace I will lie down and sleep; for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety. Psalm 4:8 NIV Lead me, Lord, in your...

Daily Encouragement - August 3

Luke 24:36 While they were talking about this, Jesus himself stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you.” We are going through...

Daily Encouragement - August 1

Exodus 20:22-26 The Lord said to Moses: Thus you shall say to the Israelites: “You have seen for yourselves that I spoke with you from...

Friday Greetings

Some years ago, I heard “a man may not live by bread alone, but first he must have the bread.” Food is crucial to our lives and so often...

Daily Encouragement - July 31

Come to him, a living stone, though rejected by mortals yet chosen and precious in God’s sight, and like living stones, let yourselves be...

Daily Encouragement - July 30

How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? Psalm 13:1 Psalm 27:14 It may be that many of...

Daily Encouragement - July 29

Mark 4: 30-34 Jesus continued, “What’s a good image for God’s kingdom? What parable can I use to explain it? Consider a mustard seed....

Daily Encouragement - July 28

For in hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what is seen? But if we hope for what we do not see, we...

Daily Encouragement - July 27

Acts 19:2, 5-6a, He [Paul] said to them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you became believers?” They replied, “No, we have not even...

Daily Encouragement - July 25

Exodus 2:23-28. (This is from “The Message”) Many years later the king of Egypt died. The Israelites groaned under their slavery and...