Scripture “When all Egypt began to feel the famine, the people cried to Pharaoh for food. Then Pharaoh told all the Egyptians, ‘Go to Joseph and do what he tells you.’ When the famine had spread over the whole country, Joseph opened all the storehouses and sold grain to the…
40. It is Cool to Try. It is Cool to Care.
Scripture “Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffer; but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night. He is like…
39. Leave Your Hobbit Hole
Scripture Come now, you who say, ‘Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit’ – yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears…
38. Outwork Your Mom
Scripture “She seeks wool and flax, and works with willing hands. She is like the ships of the merchant; she brings her food from afar. She rises while it is yet night and provides food for her household and portions for her maidens. She considers a field and buys it;…
37. Do Your Very Best To Not Be A Communist
Scripture “Do everything without grumbling or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a warped and crooked generation. Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky as you hold firmly to the word of life. And then I will…
36. How Do Your Elbows Feel?
Scripture “Do everything without grumbling or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a warped and crooked generation. Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky as you hold firmly to the word of life. And then I will…
35. Mentoring in the Bible: It Just Means More
Scripture “Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go up to this mountain of Abarim (Nebo), and see the land which I have given to the sons of Israel. When you have seen it, you too will be gathered to your people, as Aaron your brother was; for in the wilderness…
34. Jesus in the Hospital Room
Scripture “On his arrival, Jesus found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb for four days. Now Bethany was less than two miles from Jerusalem, and many Jews had come to Martha and Mary to comfort them in the loss of their brother. When Martha heard that Jesus was…
33. Break Out Your Tuning Fork
Scripture “Whoever claims to live in him must live as Jesus did.” 1 JOHN 2:6 Quotes/Color “Every funeral reminds us of just how thin the veil is between this world and the next, between time and eternity, between the opportunity for conversion and the moment of judgment. So we cannot…
32. Leave an Inheritance of Lessons Behind You
Scripture “Train up a child in the way he should go; Even when he is old he will not depart from it.” PROVERBS 22:6 “Hear, O sons, the instruction of a father, And give attention that you may gain understanding, for I give you sound teaching; do not abandon my…