“But you are to be perfect, even as your Father in heaven is perfect.” – Matthew 5:48. The crowd listening to the Sermon on the Mount did not expect what they got. The audience came away surprised, and you can understand why. The Sermon on the Mount is full of radical teachings like loving and…
“For you have been called to live in freedom, my brothers and sisters. But don’t use your freedom to satisfy your sinful nature. Instead, use your freedom to serve one another in love.” – Galatians 5:13. The movie Wonder is told from the perspective of Auggie, but it also includes the perspective of Auggie’s sister. …
“and I praise you because of the wonderful way you created me. Everything you do is marvelous! Of this I have no doubt.”– Psalm 139:14 (CEV). Do you like what you see when you look in the mirror? What thoughts zip through your mind when soaking in your reflection? Are they kind or critical, praiseworthy…
“If every person in this room made it a rule that wherever you are, whenever you can, you will try to act a little kinder than is necessary – the world really would be a better place. And if you do this, if you act just a little kinder than is necessary, someone else, somewhere,…
“That’s why we have this Scripture text: No one’s ever seen or heard anything like this, Never so much as imagined anything quite like it—What God has arranged for those who love him. But you’ve seen and heard it because God by his Spirit has brought it all out into the open before you.” –…