"Ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake." - Matthew 10:22

Bread, meat, sweets. Water, milk, wine. Savoring each is a hint of heaven.

"The harvest truly is plenteous, but the laborers are few." - Matthew 9:37

She is but asleep, he said, not dead.  They laughed him down.  He raised her up.

"A sword shall pierce your own soul." - Simeon to Mary, Luke 2:35

If I find the Christian life easy or showy or popular, I am probably going about it wrong.

Pray the God of peace to work his will in us, so that we may become pleasing in his sight. - Hebrews 13:20-21

"Whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise and walk?" - Matthew 9:5

"Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord?" - Psalm 24:3

Might today be an angel day for me?

"He has supplanted me these two times." - Esau enraged at his wily brother Jacob, Genesis 27:36

"Run with patience the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith." - Hebrews 12:1-2

Imagine being a shunned leper in ancient times, or one of India's untouchables even today.  Good thing we're not that cruel to anyone, right?

Building on the sand was so quick, so easy.  Then the weather changed.

Alone in the yard, my apple tree did poorly. I planted another next to it, and both flourished.

Long before the pot ever called the kettle black, Jesus had diagnosed our hypocritical follies to a T.

When the Psalmist thanked God for turning his mourning into dancing (Ps. 30:11), was he responding to affairs of state or affairs of the soul?

"He looked for a city that has foundations, whose builder and maker is God." - Hebrews 11:10

Imagine if I was half as attentive all day long to God's word in Scripture as I am to this little screen on my phone.

I get to choose which enemies to love and how much, right? Because Abraham bargained with God over Sodom, right?